BIBFRAME Work

Title

Chasing the Stars

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Lattis, James M. (author )
• Tyrrell, Kelly (author )

Subject

• Astronomy--Wisconsin--History (LCSH)
• Washburn Observatory--History. (LCSH)

Language

• eng

Classification

• DDC: 522/.1977583 (Assigner: dlc)
• LCC: QB82.U62 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: uba)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• index
• bibliography

Summary

"Chasing the Stars traces the history of the University of Wisconsin's Washburn Observatory, where some of the world's most cutting-edge astronomical inventions were born. Learn about the earliest Indigenous stargazers, the women who worked as the first human computers, the astronomers who sold time by the stars, the scientists who shrank the Milky Way, and the crucial role Wisconsin astronomers played in the development of modern astrophysics and space astronomy. This extraordinary book features more than 100 modern and historic photographs that illustrate the people and science behind Wisconsin's astronomical innovations. Designed for lay readers and astronomers alike, Chasing the Stars inspires all of us to look up at the sky in wonder"-- Provided by publisher.

Authorized Access Point

Lattis, James M. Chasing the Stars

Geographic Coverage

• Wisconsin

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:11:30.585655+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23485439

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: bibframe-2-6-0
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc