Charles A. Whitney
Author of Whitney's Starfinder (fifth Ed.)
About the Author
Works by Charles A. Whitney
Whitney Star Finder 4e 5 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Whitney, Charles A.
- Legal name
- Whitney, Charles Allen
- Birthdate
- 1929-01-31
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard University - Occupations
- astronomer
- Organizations
- Harvard University
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Places of residence
- Weston, Massachusetts, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
This book thrilled me when I first read it several years ago. Whitney explained with great clarity how we discovered that we lived in a galaxy--an island of stars--and how we measure the distance to far away objects. His prose is not only vivid but clear to a layman. For instance, his account of Cepheid variables as yardsticks was completely understandable.
Of course, we now have even better, more precisely defined tools, but I understand how they work thanks to Whitney.
Of course, we now have even better, more precisely defined tools, but I understand how they work thanks to Whitney.
Every house should have one. How else can you wish upon a star?
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- Rating
- 3.6
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- ISBNs
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