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Sydney: ABC Books, 2005. 1st ed.. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, small crease top edge front cover, minor edgewear. 369 pp. This biography is about Sir Fred Hoyle who was the first English astronomer to publicise his subject through the media of radio and television, which in the 1950s made him a major public figure. Towards the end of his career he espoused the idea of directed panspermia (that life originated from outside Earth). The author has written a major scientific biography of one of the greatest, and best-known, scientists of the 20th century, which will appeal to all readers.
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- Title FRED HOYLE : A Life in Science
- Author Mitton, Simon
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher ABC books, Sydney
- Date 2005
- ISBN 9780733316241
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Fred Hoyle: A Life in Science.
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Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: ABC Books, 2005. xi, + 369pp., plus 1 x 8 page, b/white, photographically-illustrated section. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper very good. "Sir Fred Hoyle was the first astronomer to publicise his subject through the media of radio and television which, in the 1950s, made him a major public figure. He was also one of the theoretical astronomers of his time, whose work stirred up major controversies in his own disciplines and others. He founded the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy in Cambridge and played a major role in the building of the Anglo-Australian Telescope at Coonabarabran, NSW. This is a major scientific biography of one of the greatest, and best-known, scientists of the twentieth century . . . " Contents include: Foreword by Professor Paul Davies, Prologue, 12 chapters, Acks., Notes, Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 605g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.
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