Astronomy in Fiction

by Barenbaum, Rachel

Book - 2019

Did you know a British astronomer proved Einstein's theory of relativity after a solar eclipse? Did you know a British astronomer proved Einstein's theory of relativity after a solar eclipse? Show less

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The Blind Astronomer's Daughter

A Novel

by Pipkin, John

Book - 2016

After her father throws himself from the roof of his observatory, Caroline leaves Ireland for London but finds herself drawn back in to her father's work, a cryptic atlas, where her father believed a new world lay at the edge of the sky. After her father throws himself from the roof of his observatory, Caroline leaves Ireland for London but finds herself drawn back in to her father's work, a cryptic atlas, where her father believed a new world lay at the edge of the sky. Show less

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The Stargazer's Sister

by Brown, Carrie

Book - 2015

Based on the life of Caroline Herschel, sister of famed astronomer William Herschel, who discovered several comets but struggles to be seen as anything more than her brother's sister. Based on the life of Caroline Herschel, sister of famed astronomer William Herschel, who discovered several comets but struggles to be seen as anything more than her brother's sister. Show less

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The Night of the Comet

A Novel

by Bishop, George

eBook - 2013

A family's obsession with a comet plays out in the lives of a father and son. A family's obsession with a comet plays out in the lives of a father and son. Show less

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See You in the Cosmos

by Cheng, Jack

Downloadable Audiobook - 2017

A young boy, entranced by what's up there, goes on a mission to launch his rocket. The audiobook is a must. A young boy, entranced by what's up there, goes on a mission to launch his rocket. The audiobook is a must. Show less

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How to Tell Toledo From the Night Sky

by Netzer, Lydia

Book - 2014

Two scientists, one who creates black holes and one who seeks to prove the existence of God in the stars, are meant to be each other's soulmates, but do Irene and George believe in fate and destiny? Two scientists, one who creates black holes and one who seeks to prove the existence of God in the stars, are meant to be each other's soulmates, but do Irene and George believe in fate and destiny? Show less

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The Comet Seekers

A Novel

by Sedgwick, Helen

Book - 2016

The lives of lovers past and present are revealed over the courses of comets passing overhead and how much their lives are affected by something out of reach. The lives of lovers past and present are revealed over the courses of comets passing overhead and how much their lives are affected by something out of reach. Show less

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The Movement of Stars

by Brill, Amy

Book - 2013

Nantucket, 1845: Quaker Hannah Price spends each evening on the roof gazing out for comets, but when she meets a young whaler also interested in the stars above, their relationship develops into something else that Hannah might not be prepared for. Nantucket, 1845: Quaker Hannah Price spends each evening on the roof gazing out for comets, but when she meets a young whaler also interested in the stars above, their relationship develops into something else that Hannah might not be prepared for. Show less

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Percival's Planet

A Novel

by Byers, Michael

Downloadable Audiobook - 2010

A novel based on the real events of the race to discover Pluto: the greatest minds at Harvard versus a Kansas farm boy. A novel based on the real events of the race to discover Pluto: the greatest minds at Harvard versus a Kansas farm boy. Show less

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Gateway to the Moon

A Novel

by Morris, Mary

Book - 2018

Dual storylines of 1492 and 1992 reveal hidden connections. Dual storylines of 1492 and 1992 reveal hidden connections. Show less

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