Henry Norris Russell: Dean of American Astronomers - David H. DeVorkin - Google Books

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"A marvelous book, written about one of the history's greatest astronomers, and written by one of the greatest historians of astronomy. As Henry Norris Russell shaped modern astronomy a century ago, this book gives a valued glimpse into a time long gone.…