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2016 selection · Nonfiction
The Glass Universe: How The Ladies Of The Harvard Observatory Took The Measure Of The Stars
The Glass Universe: How The Ladies Of The Harvard Observatory Took The Measure Of The Stars by Dava Sobel appears in NPR’s 2016 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, for history lovers, biography & memoir, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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You want an NPR-recommended nonfiction, for history lovers, biography & memoir title from 2016.
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