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1、MINDINGTHEHEAVENSTHESTORYOFOURDISCOVERYOFTHEMILKYWAYAbouttheAuthorLeilaBelkorawasborninNewYorkCitytoanAmericanmotherandMoroccanfather,andgrewupinGeneva,Switzerland.SheobtainedaBAinphysicsandanMSinengineeringphysicsatCornellUniversity,andaPhDinastrophysics,specializinginsolarradioastronomy,fromthe
2、UniversityofColorado,Boulder.Shehassincedividedhertimebetweensciencewritingandteachingastronomy.ShelivesinIrvine,California.MINDINGTHEHEAVENSTHESTORYOFOURDISCOVERYOFTHEMILKYWAYLEILABELKORAInstituteofPhysicsPublishingBristolandPhiladelphia#LeilaBelkora2003Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationm
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6、BE,UKUSOffice:InstituteofPhysicsPublishing,ThePublicLedgerBuilding,Suite929,150SouthIndependenceMallWest,Philadelphia,PA19106,USATypesetbyAcademicþTechnical,BristolPrintedintheUKbyMPGBooksLtd,Bodmin,CornwallCONTENTSACKNOWLEDGMENTSviiANOTEONSOURCESix1INTRODUCTION12THENAKED-EYEVIEWOFTHESKY143THOMASW
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