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A leading astronomer takes readers behind the scenes of the thrilling science of stellar archaeology and explains how sections of the night sky are "excavated" in the hunt for extremely rare, 13-billion-year-old relic stars and how this quest reveals tantalizing new details about the origins and evolution of the cosmos.



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"Frebel's narrative provides a rich picture of the understandings astronomers have gleaned from studies of the elements in stars."—Laurence A. Marschall, Natural History
"A delight."—Matt Sutherland, Foreword Reviews
"The core of Frebel's book, and the source of its appeal, is the joy it conveys."—Brian Bethune, Maclean's
"An excellent description of how a scientist approaches and works through a research project and how her cutting-edge project fits into the larger view of modern astronomy."—Choice
"A gripping account of astronomy and the thrill of scientific discovery."—Dave Pugl, Library Journal

Searching for the Oldest Stars

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 27 August 2019
      ISBN-13 9780691197197
      978-0691197197
      ISBN-10 0691197199
      Also in:
      Science & Nature Astrophysics Galaxies and stars Physics

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A leading astronomer takes readers behind the scenes of the thrilling science of stellar archaeology and explains how sections of the night sky are "excavated" in the hunt for extremely rare, 13-billion-year-old relic stars and how this quest reveals tantalizing new details about the origins and evolution of the cosmos.



      Trade Review
      "Frebel's narrative provides a rich picture of the understandings astronomers have gleaned from studies of the elements in stars."—Laurence A. Marschall, Natural History
      "A delight."—Matt Sutherland, Foreword Reviews
      "The core of Frebel's book, and the source of its appeal, is the joy it conveys."—Brian Bethune, Maclean's
      "An excellent description of how a scientist approaches and works through a research project and how her cutting-edge project fits into the larger view of modern astronomy."—Choice
      "A gripping account of astronomy and the thrill of scientific discovery."—Dave Pugl, Library Journal

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