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CONTENTS Abbreviations vii Introduction Astronomy’s Romantic Landscapes 1 One The Astronomical Sublime and the American West 19 Two Ambivalent Astronomers and the Embrace of Hubble Images 69 Three Translating Data into Pretty Pictures 127 Four From Unknown Frontiers to Familiar Places 175 Epilogue A Very Distant and Peaceful Star 229 Acknowledgments 232 Notes 235 Bibliography 256 Index 267 This page intentionally left blank ...

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