The fire of stars : the life and brilliance of the woman who discovered what stars are made of
(2023)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
J/BIOGRAPHY/520/PAYNE-GAPOSCHKIN,C
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2023]
DESCRIPTION
48 pages 48 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 23 x 28 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781452172873, 1452172870 :, 1452172870, 9781452172873
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"This moving biography powerfully parallels the kindling of Cecilia Payne's own curiosity and her scientific career with the process of a star's birth, from mere possibility in an expanse of space to an eventual, breathtaking explosion of light"--
Ages 5-8
Grades 2-3
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