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Jacqueline Mitton
Jacqueline Mitton (née Pardoe, born 1948) is a British astronomer, writer, and media consultant who lives and works in Cambridge, UK. She studied at Somerville College, Oxford and Murray Edwards College, Cambridge. She has served as Public Relations Officer for the Royal Astronomical Society. From 1987 to 1993, she was the editor of the Journal of the British Astronomical Association. She has authored, co-authored, or contributed to many books.Mitton's career has focused on bringing astronomy to the public - both adults and children - as a writer. She received a Bachelor of Arts at Oxford University in 1969 and a PhD at Cambridge University in 1975. Her 1998 picture book ''Zoo in the Sky'' introduces children to astronomy through an explanation of the stars and animal constellations. Her 2003 book ''Once Upon a Starry Night'' introduces children to myths and facts about the solar system.
She was a county councillor for Cambridgeshire from 1989 to 1993.
Asteroid 4027 Mitton is named after her and her husband Simon Mitton. Provided by Wikipedia
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Zoo in the sky : a book of animal constellations 1st American ed. by Mitton, Jacqueline
Published: National Geographic Society, 1998Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm.Call Number: Loading…Contributor biographical information
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From dust to life : the origin and evolution of our solar system by Chambers, John (John E.), Mitton, Jacqueline
Published: Princeton University Press, 2014Description: xvi, 299 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Call Number: Loading…
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Pluto and Charon : ice worlds on the ragged edge of the solar system by Stern, Alan, 1957-
Published: Wiley, 1999Other Authors: “…Mitton, Jacqueline…”Description: 1 online resource (xi, 216 pages) : illustrations.
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Asteroid rendezvous : NEAR Shoemaker's adventures at Eros
Published: Cambridge University Press, 2002Other Authors:Description: xiii, 115 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.Call Number: Loading…Table of contents
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