Ken Croswell
Ken Croswell is an astronomer and author living in Berkeley, California. His first degree, from Washington University in St. Louis, mixed science and wider interests, majoring in physics and minoring in English literature. He also got a PhD in astronomy from Harvard University for studying the Milky Way's halo.
He is primarily known as a writer on astronomy and space topics. He has written regularly the New Scientist, New York Times and various magazines in the popular science press. He is also the author of six books on astronomy, including The Alchemy of the Heavens and Planet Quest, and often reports on the radio program the John Batchelor Show.
Bibliography
Books
- Croswell, Ken (1995). The alchemy of the heavens : searching for meaning in the Milky Way. New York: Anchor Books.
- — (1999). Planet quest : the epic discovery of alien solar systems. Oxford University Press.
Essays and reporting
- Croswell, Ken (April 2013). "Unravelling a Magellanic mystery". Scientific American. 308 (4): 8. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
- — (April 2013). "Wanted : new worlds beyond Pluto". Scientific American. 308 (4): 13. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- — (May 2013). "Tadpoles in space". Advances. Astronomy. Scientific American. 308 (5): 12. Retrieved 2016-01-28.[1]
gollark: Yes, violent revolution bad.
gollark: It is, unfortunately, hard (for practical and ethical reasons) to really field-test them, but you can do simulations of some things.
gollark: It's reasonable and good to think abstractly about the pros and cons of different social/political/economic systems so we can consider which ones might be better in various ways.
gollark: What are you meant to do, just go "hmm, yes, let's just hope it all works out magically".
gollark: You can totally somewhat advance plan political stuff.
References
- Scientific American often changes the title of a print article when it is published online. This article is titled "'Tadpole' Galaxies Offer Snapshots of the Milky Way’s Youth" online.
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