EDWIN HUBBLE: Mariner of the Nebulae

Bristol and Philadelphia: Institute of Physics Publishing, 1997. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to revered English actor, comedian, musician, and writer Eric Idle on the title page. Accompanied by a letter of provenance and a special bookmark.

Idle (b.1943) is a founding member of the British comedy troupe Monty Python, as well as the parody rock group The Rutles, and is the writer of the music and lyrics for the hit Broadway musical Spamalot.

The first serious biography of astronomer astronomer Edwin Hubble (1889-1953), revealing the man who offered observational evidence supporting the (truncated) theory of the expanding universe and demonstrated the existence of other galaxies, worked on the revolutionary velocity-distance relationship, and moved easily in celebrity circles. Octavo: x, [2], 420 p. with photographs and illustrations. Original glossy boards. Mild bumping to the corners and tips, with some light edgewear to the dust jacket. (Inventory #: 77479)