Shooting the Sun - Rilegato

Byrd, Max

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ISBN 10: 0553802089 ISBN 13: 9780553802085

Casa editrice: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 2004

Riassunto

Inspired by eccentric inventor Charles Babbage, who believes that his Difference Engine, a forerunner of the modern computer, can calculate the precise longitude of a long total solar eclipse, astronomer Selena Cott invents a revolutionary technique to photograph it and embarks on a dangerous journey into the heart of the American Southwest to prove it.

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Recensione:

"An engaging travelogue along the old Santa Fe Trail, served up with plenty of authentic frontier detail."
--Publishers Weekly

"Full of insights and laced with  subtle humor.... The author shows us every detail of the trip, from the attitudes of  the day to how to find water in desert sand and preparations for a  Kiowa Sun Dance."
--The Denver Post

L'autore:

Max Byrd is the author of the bestselling historical novels Jefferson, Jackson, and Grant. He makes his home in Davis, California.

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• Editore: Bantam Dell Pub Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0553802089
• ISBN 13: 9780553802085
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 256