William Sheehan

William Sheehan has been an amateur astronomer most of his life, and is a leading historian of astronomy, with twenty-books to his name, including Planets and Perception, Worlds in the Sky, The Planet Mars, and (with Dale P. Cruikshank) Discovering Pluto, all published by University of Arizona Press. A current member of the International Astronomical Union’s Working Group of Planetary System nomenclature, he has received a Guggenheim Fellowship for astronomy writing and is a recipient of the Gold Medal of the Oriental Astronomical Association. The Main Belt Asteroid 16037 Sheehan was named in his honor.
Discovering Mars Discovering Mars
Discovering Mars

Discovering Mars

A History of Observation and Exploration of the Red Planet

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Discovering Pluto Discovering Pluto
Discovering Pluto

Discovering Pluto

Exploration at the Edge of the Solar System

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The Planet Mars The Planet Mars
The Planet Mars

The Planet Mars

A History of Observation and Discovery

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Planets and Perception Planets and Perception
Planets and Perception

Planets and Perception

Telescopic Views and Interpretations, 1609-1909

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The Space Age Generation The Space Age Generation
The Space Age Generation

The Space Age Generation

Lives and Lessons from the Golden Age of Solar System Exploration

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Worlds in the Sky Worlds in the Sky
Worlds in the Sky

Worlds in the Sky

Planetary Discovery from Earliest Times Through Voyager and Magellan

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