Allie Summers: Galaxy Mapper: The Luminous Discoveries of Astrophysicist Hélène Courtois, Gebunden
Galaxy Mapper: The Luminous Discoveries of Astrophysicist Hélène Courtois
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- Illustration:
- Sian James
- Verlag:
- Candlewick Press (MA), 11/2025
- Einband:
- Gebunden
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781536228977
- Artikelnummer:
- 12206814
- Umfang:
- 48 Seiten
- Altersempfehlung:
- 5 - 9 Jahre
- Gewicht:
- 567 g
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 18.11.2025
- Hinweis
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Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
Introducing our luminous address in the universe---and the determined woman scientist who mapped it with her team.
Growing up in a small French village, Hélène Courtois had big questions about the world around her. Avidly, she observed the trails, roads, and water pathways traversing planet Earth; but her mind always wandered higher, toward the night sky. What would a map of "out there," beyond the moon, look like? The question traveled with her to university, where curious Hélène---often the only woman in her science classes---learned to map the compositions of galaxies. Numbers swam with the stars in her brain, and after years of wonder and experimentation, Hélène and her team make a dazzling discovery---a supercluster of galaxies they name Laniakea, home to our very own Milky Way. With fascinating back matter, illustrations that shine on the page, and a lyrical text written in consultation with astrophysicist Hélène Courtois---who continues to illuminate our view of the cosmic landscape---this portrait of a contemporary female scientist will light up young minds and inspire future sky gazers and galaxy mappers to look up and dream large.
