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Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Photographs (illustrateur). 1st Edition. 480 Pp. Blue Cloth With Silver Stamping, Orange Endpapers. Near Fine, No Marks. Dust Jacket Priced $10.00, Light Wear, Closed 1/2" Tear With Associated Wrinkling At Top Of Front Panel, Slight Fading. A Marvel Of Scientific Biography, By Helen Wright At The Request Of The National Academy Of Sciences After Years Studying Hale's Papers And Extensive Interviews With Relatives, Friends, And Colleagues; Mary Helen Wright Greuter (1914 - 1997) Was An American Astronomer And Historian, Who Wrote And Edited On The History And Methodology Of Sciences, Including Anthropology, Archeology, Mathematics, And Physics. Through Her Father, Who Led The Carnegie Institution For Science Moon Project At The Mount Wilson Observatory, Wright Became Acquainted With People At Mt. Wilson, And Got A Job As An Assistant (1937) Doing Research On The History Of Telescopes; And In The Same Year, Worked As An Assistant At The Vassar College Observatory. She Also Worked As A Junior Assistant At The U.S. Naval Observatory In Washington, D.C. (1942-43); And Was Associated With Palomar Observatory. In 1943, She Became A Freelance Author And Editor.Her Best Known Works Include, Explorer Of The Universe: A Biography Of George Ellery Hale (1966) And Sweeper Of The Sky: The Life Of Maria Mitchell (1949). Wright Was A Member Of The American Astronomical Society, The History Of Science Society, And The International Astronomical Union. She Was Also Co-Editor Of The New Treasury Of Science, And Readings In The Physical Sciences.