The Night Sky
The night sky has inspired for millennia. Writers Anna Von Mertens and Chris Cokinos celebrate the power of looking upwards, looking closely, and the art in the science of the night sky.
Where: | UA Library/Special Collections (Seats 110) |
When: | Sun, Mar 16, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm |
Signing area: | Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)
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Genre: | History / Biography |
Moderator: | Sara Hammond |
Sponsors: | Session made possible courtesy of University of Arizona Libraries, University of Arizona Press |
Panelists
Christopher CokinosChristopher Cokinos's "Still as Bright" has been featured and praised in venues including a Kirkus starred review, Booklist, Sky & Telescope, Planetary Radio and The Space Show. Retired from the University of Arizona, Chris lives in Logan, Utah....
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Anna Von MertensVisual artist and author Anna Von Mertens is the recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Public Understanding of Science and Technology book grant in support of "Attention Is Discovery: The Life and Legacy of Astronomer Henrietta Leavitt....
Books:
Attention Is Discovery
The Life and Legacy of Astronomer Henrietta Leavitt
Anna Von Mertens
Science / Medicine / Technology
MIT Press
September 2024
ISBN 9780262049382
256 pages
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Still As Bright
An Illuminating History of the Moon, from Antiquity to Tomorrow
Christopher Cokinos
Science / Medicine / Technology
Pegasus Books
April 2024
ISBN 9781639365692
448 pages
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