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A Stellar Conversation with Dr. Bill Sheehan

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Title: A Stellar Conversation with Dr. Bill Sheehan
Author: Sheehan, William
Chappell, Rick, 1943-
Description: Includes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP3 file: "Rick Chappell, director of Dyer Observatory, talks with Bill Sheehan on the anniversary of what would have been E.E. Barnard's 150th birthday. Dr. Sheehan is the author of 'The Immortal Fire Within,' the definitive biography on Barnard who is one of the world's most famous astronomers. Dr. Sheehan examines Barnard's life--his humble beginnings, his historic discoveries, his time at Vanderbilt and his famous photographs of the Milky Way."
LCSH Subject: Vanderbilt University
Astronomical photography
Sheehan, William. The immortal fire within.
Barnard, Edward Emerson
Astronomers -- United States -- Biography
Astronomy -- United States -- History
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/798
Date: 2007-12-07

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  • Stellar Conversations
    Stellar Conversations features casual conversations with astronomers from Vanderbilt Dryer Observatory geared to a broad audience. Each episode is approximately three to five minutes in length, touching on such subjects as the expanding universe, stellar nurseries and astrobiology.

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