The fire of stars the life and brilliance of the woman who discovered what stars are made of
"This moving biography powerfully parallels the kindling of Cecilia Payne's own curiosity and her scientific career with the process of a star's birth, from mere possibility in an expanse of space to an eventual, breathtaking explosion of light"--
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[2023]
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| 100 | 1 | |a Larson, Kirsten W., |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The fire of stars : |b the life and brilliance of the woman who discovered what stars are made of / |c by Kirsten W. Larson ; illustrated by Katherine Roy. |
| 264 | 1 | |a San Francisco : |b Chronicle Books, |c [2023] | |
| 300 | |a 48 pages |b illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; |c 23 x 28 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 590 | |a Genre sticker: Bio. | ||
| 520 | |a "This moving biography powerfully parallels the kindling of Cecilia Payne's own curiosity and her scientific career with the process of a star's birth, from mere possibility in an expanse of space to an eventual, breathtaking explosion of light"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 521 | 1 | |a Ages 5-8. |b Chronicle Books. | |
| 521 | 2 | |a Grades 2-3. |b Chronicle Books. | |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia, |d 1900-1979 |v Juvenile nonfiction. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women astronomers |v Biography |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Astronomers |v Biography |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Astrophysicists |v Biography |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Astrophysics |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Stars |x Formation |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Biographies |v Juvenile. |2 local | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Roy, Katherine, |e illustrator. | |
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