Jonathan McDowell

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Jonathan McDowell ·Jul 28

📣📣 BOOK NEWS 📣📣 I'm excited to share the cover and release date of Book #2, #EdgeOfSpaceTime, which is now available for PREORDER!! You can order from ANY bookstore, including your local indie! More details on preordering here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817... What's the book about? 🧵

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Jonathan McDowell ·Aug 8

Glad the Apollo 13 movie is getting reruns lately. This scene is even more moving today: right, Tom Hanks playing Jim Lovell; left, cameo appearance by actual Jim Lovell (1928 Mar 25 - 2025 Aug 7).

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Jonathan McDowell ·Aug 19

Who is this woman at the telescope on the cover of Popular Science, Jan. 1928? Based on the article inside, about women scientists working as federal employees, it’s Eleanor Lamson (1875-1932) of the U.S. Naval Observatory. I’ve not seen a woman scientist from that era on a magazine cover. 🧪🔭

Illustration showing a woman perched on an observer’s chair at a telescope, writing on paper, while a man to the left studies a piece of paper. The dome slit is open behind, showing lots of stars.

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