About the Author Internationally known as an astronomer-scholar, Dr. Shapley was from 1914 to 1921 at the Mount Wilson Observatory in California, becoming the Director of the Harvard Observatory in 1922. He remained as Director there until 1952. In 1956 he became Professor Emeritus and lectured at colleges and universities across the nation. He served as president of eight national scientific organizations. In recognition of his notable research in photometry, spectography, and cosmogony, Dr. Shapley received honorary degrees from more than fifteen universities throughout the world, and received honorary membership in the national academies of ten countries. About the Illustrator -> Copyright © 1958 by Harlow Shapley Reprinted by permission of Beacon Press, Boston Harvard Square Library • 2009 :: www.harvardsquarelibrary.org Herbert F. Vetter - Director hfvetter@post.harvard.edu Andrew Drane

Of Stars and Men: The Human Response to an Expanding Universe

About the Author

Internationally known as an astronomer-scholar, Dr. Shapley was from 1914 to 1921 at the Mount Wilson Observatory in California, becoming the Director of the Harvard Observatory in 1922. He remained as Director there until 1952. In 1956 he became Professor Emeritus and lectured at colleges and universities across the nation. He served as president of eight national scientific organizations. In recognition of his notable research in photometry, spectography, and cosmogony, Dr. Shapley received honorary degrees from more than fifteen universities throughout the world, and received honorary membership in the national academies of ten countries.

About the Illustrator ->

Reprinted by permission of Beacon Press, Boston

Harvard Square Library • 2009 :: www.harvardsquarelibrary.org

Herbert F. Vetter - Director

hfvetter@post.harvard.edu

Andrew Drane - Webmaster

andrew@andrewdrane.com