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Christianson</span></a></div><div><span dir=ltr>University of Chicago Press</span>, 1996 - <a class="secondary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Biography+%26+Autobiography%22&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0"><span dir=ltr>Biography & Autobiography</span></a> - <span dir=ltr>435 pages</span></div></div><div id=synopsis><div id=synopsis-window><div id=synopsistext dir=ltr class="sa">In 1923 Edwin Hubble confirmed the existence of other galaxies. By the<br> end of the decade, he proved that the universe is expanding, thus laying<br> the very cornerstone of the big bang theory. A revealing portrait of a<br> scientific genius at work, this book also offers an incisive narrative<br> of the history of astronomy, and an evocation of what we see when gazing<br> at the stars.<br> <br> "Highly entertaining. . . . Hubble may have been the most important<br> astronomer since Galileo. Perhaps since Copernicus."—Dick Teresi,<br> <i>New York Times Book Review</i><br> <br> "Hubble's own story has not been adequately told until now. . . . A<br> riveting portrait of a great scientist and a haunted man, and the best<br> look we are likely to have of the real Hubble."—Dennis Overby, <i>Los</i><br> <i>Angeles Times Book Review</i><br> <br> "Displays remarkable strength in its steadfast balance and scrupulous<br> honesty. The greatness of the discoveries is set off against the<br> contrasting pettiness of the man."—Hans Christian von Baeyer,<br> <i>Boston Sunday Globe</i><br> <br> "Fascinating. . . . This is one of the most impressive scientific<br> biographies of recent years."—<i>Kirkus Review,</i> starred review<br> <br> — "Notable Books for the Year 1995" selection, <i>New York Times Book</i><br> <i>Review</i><br> <br> —"Best Books of 1995" selection, <i>Library Journal</i><br> <br> —Selected as one of the five best science books in 1995 by Carl Sagen,<br> <i>Washington Post</i></div></div></div><div class="search_box_wrapper"></div></td> </tr></table><div id="summary-second-column"></div></div></div></div></div><div class=vertical_module_list_row><h3 class=about_title><a name="book_other_versions_anchor"></a>Other editions - <a href='https://books.google.com.sg/books?q=editions:ISBN0226105210&id=Gmdthgi8_CkC'>View all</a></h3><div id=book_other_versions class=about_content><div id=book_other_versions_v><div class="one-third-column"><div class="crsiwrapper"><table class="rsi" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0><tr><td class="coverdstd" align="center"><a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ts5-CrkyJnIC&source=gbs_book_other_versions_r&cad=1" ><img alt="" class="coverthumb hover-card-attach-point" src="https://books.google.com.sg/books/content?id=ts5-CrkyJnIC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5" border="0" height="80"></a></td><td valign=top><div class=resbdy><a class="primary cresbdy" href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ts5-CrkyJnIC&source=gbs_book_other_versions_r&cad=1"><span dir=ltr>Edwin Hubble: Mariner of the Nebulae</span></a><br><span style="line-height: 1.3em; font-size:-1;"><span><a href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Gale+E.+Christianson%22" class="secondary"><span dir=ltr>Gale E. 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