Explorer Of The Universe: A Biography Of George Ellery Hale, Former Director Of The Mount Wilson And Palomar Observatories

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Photographs. 480 Pp. Blue Cloth With Silver Stamping. A Marvel Of Scientific Biography, By Helen Wright At The Request Of The National Academy Of Sciences After Years Studying Hale's Papers And Extensive Interviews With Relatives, Friends, And Colleagues; Mary Helen Wright Greuter (1914 - 1997) Was An American Astronomer And Historian, Who Wrote And Edited On The History And Methodology Of Sciences, Including Anthropology, Archeology, Mathematics, And Physics. Through Her Father, Who Led The Carnegie Institution For Science Moon Project At The Mount Wilson Observatory, Wright Became Acquainted With People At Mt. Wilson, And Got A Job As An Assistant (1937) Doing Research On The History Of Telescopes; And In The Same Year, Worked As An Assistant At The Vassar College Observatory. She Also Worked As A Junior Assistant At The U.S. Naval Observatory In Washington, D.C. (1942-43); And Was Associated With Palomar Observatory. In 1943, She Became A Freelance Author And Editor.Her Best Known Works Include, Explorer Of The Universe: A Biography Of George Ellery Hale (1966) And Sweeper Of The Sky: The Life Of Maria Mitchell (1949). Wright Was A Member Of The American Astronomical Society, The History Of Science Society, And The International Astronomical Union. She Was Also Co-Editor Of The New Treasury Of Science, And Readings In The Physical Sciences.