Ken Croswell

Ken Croswell is an American astronomer and writer. His first degree, from Washington University in St. Louis, mixed science and wider interests, majoring in physics and minoring in English literature. He also got a PhD in astronomy from Harvard University for studying the Milky Way's halo.

He is primarily known as a writer on astronomy and space topics. He has written regularly the New Scientist, New York Times and various magazines in the popular science press. He is also the author of six books on astronomy, including The Alchemy of the Heavens[1] and Planet Quest,[2] and often reports on the radio program the John Batchelor Show.

Publications

Books

• Croswell, Ken (1995). The alchemy of the heavens : searching for meaning in the Milky Way. New York: Anchor Books. ISBN 978-0-385-47213-5.
• — (1999). Planet quest : the epic discovery of alien solar systems. Oxford University Press.

Essays and reporting

• Croswell, Ken (April 2013). "Unravelling a Magellanic mystery". Scientific American. 308 (4): 8. Bibcode:2013SciAm.308d..16C. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0413-16. PMID 23539779. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
• — (April 2013). "Wanted : new worlds beyond Pluto". Scientific American. 308 (4): 13. Bibcode:2013SciAm.308d..25C. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0413-25a. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
• — (May 2013). "Tadpoles in space". Advances. Astronomy. Scientific American. 308 (5): 12. Bibcode:2013SciAm.308e..19C. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0513-19. PMID 23627208. Retrieved 2016-01-28.[3]

References

1. Reviews of The Alchemy and the Heavens:
   • Dembart, Lee (1995-06-06). "Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Galaxy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
   • Gingerich, Owen (1995-05-07). "Starstruck". The New York Times.
   • "THE ALCHEMY OF THE HEAVENS: Searching for Meaning in the Milky Way". Kirkus Reviews. 1995-03-01.
   • Muir, Hazel. "Tales from the spiral galaxy". New Scientist. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
2. Reviews of Planet Quest:
   • Durant, John (1997-10-26). "Anybody Home?". The New York Times.
   • "Planet Quest: The Epic Discovery of Alien Solar Systems". Kirkus Reviews. 1997-07-15.
   • Trefil, James (Winter 1998). "Planet Quest: The Epic Discovery of Alien Solar Systems". The Wilson Quarterly. 22 (1): 103. ProQuest 197243955.
   • Hughes, David W. (1998-02-12). "Wobbly pursuit of extrasolar planets". Nature. 391 (6668): 651–652. doi:10.1038/35539. ISSN 1476-4687.
3. Scientific American often changes the title of a print article when it is published online. This article is titled "'Tadpole' Galaxies Offer Snapshots of the Milky Way’s Youth" online.

External links

• Official website