The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy's Vanishing Explorers

"Yes. It’s by a female astronomer in a very male-dominated science, historically. There have been some very famous female astronomers, mind you, but she describes her own career, and how she navigated that world. She gives a really good account of the telescopes in Chile and Hawaii—all the challenges, all the things that broke down, bad weather, all sorts—and goes into detail on the great discoveries astronomers have made. Towards the end, she talks about the future of astronomy : now you can do it all remotely, just download data from the telescope. She makes a compelling case of how the science will change because of this. Yes. And the range here is massive—the history of astronomy, and then looking to the future of the field."