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The Blind Astronomer's Daughter : a Novel by John Pipkin is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Blind Astronomer's Daughter : a Novel about?
A transporting historical novel from the acclaimed author of Woodsburner. In late-eighteenth-century Ireland, Caroline Ainsworth learns that her life is not what it seems when her father, Arthur, an astronomer gone blind from staring at the sun, throws himself from his rooftop observatory. His vain search for an unknown planet and jealousy over astronomer William Herschel's discovery of Uranus had driven him to madness. Grief-stricken, Caroline leaves Ireland for London. But her father has left
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- Author
- John Pipkin
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781632861887
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (56 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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