The Cold Light of Dawn : : A History of Canadian Astronomy / / Richard Jarrell.
The discovery in 1987 of a supernova brought to world attention the excellence of Canadian astronomers. As Richard Jarrell explains in this book, the path to excellence has been a long one. Although astronomy has been practised in this country from the earliest days of exploration, its professional...
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