The Last Stargazers

The Enduring Story of Astronomy’s Vanishing Explorers

Emily Levesque

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Sourcebooks, Inc
04 February 2022

Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; History of science; Astronomy, space & time; Theoretical & mathematical astronomy; Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods

From a childhood reading of A Wrinkle in Time to discovering a new species of star, astronomer Emily Levesque has spent her life exploring the universe, and now she wants to share that exploration with the world. Now in paperback!

The story of the people who see beyond the stars-an astronomy book for adults still spellbound by the night sky.

Humans from the earliest civilizations through today have craned their necks each night, using the stars to orient themselves in the large, strange world around them. Stargazing is a pursuit that continues to fascinate us- from Copernicus to Carl Sagan, astronomers throughout history have spent their lives trying to answer the biggest questions in the universe. Now, award-winning astronomer Emily Levesque shares the stories of modern-day stargazers in this new nonfiction release, the people willing to adventure across high mountaintops and to some of the most remote corners of the planet, all in the name of science.

From the lonely quiet of midnight stargazing to tall tales of wild bears loose in the observatory, The Last Stargazers is a love letter to astronomy and an affirmation of the crucial role that humans can and must play in the future of scientific discovery.

In this sweeping work of narrative science, Levesque shows how astronomers in this scrappy and evolving field are going beyond the machines to infuse creativity and passion into the stars and space and inspires us all to peer skyward in pursuit of the universe's secrets.

By: Emily Levesque
Imprint: Sourcebooks, Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 143mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9781728234458
ISBN 10: 172823445X
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 04 February 2022
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

EMILY LEVESQUE is a professor at the University of Washington and lives in Seattle. She received her SB in physics from MIT and a PhD from the University of Hawaii. She has won the American Astronomical Society's Annie Jump Cannon Award and Newton Lacy Pierce Prize, among other awards.

Reviews for The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy’s Vanishing Explorers

""Levesque leads readers on a pilgrimage to observatories throughout the world in her wonderful debut. This will particularly appeal to young women interested in science, but any stargazer would enjoy this joyous adventure through modern astronomy."" - Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review ""If you've ever wondered what astronomers do--what they really do—and the human journey from the era of eyepieces to gigantic robotic cameras, The Last Stargazers puts you there with compelling honesty, following the scientists and students with hundred-ton telescopes as backdrop."" - Erik Asphaug, author of When the Earth Had Two Moons