Tucker, Karen
TUCKER, Karen
TUCKER, Karen. American. Genres: Astronomy. Career: Free-lance writer. Publications: ALL WITH W.H. TUCKER: The Cosmic Inquirers: Modern Telescopes and Their Makers, 1986; The Dark Matter: Contemporary Science's Quest for the Mass Hidden in Our Universe, 1988; Revealing the Universe, 2001. Address: P.O. Box 266, Bonsall, CA 92003, U.S.A.
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