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- Priscilla_Fairfield_Bok abstract "Priscilla Fairfield Bok (1896 – 1975) was an American astronomer and the wife of Dutch-born astronomer Bart Bok, Director of Mount Stromlo Observatory in Australia and later of Steward Observatory in Arizona, US. Their harmonious marriage accompanied the four decades of their close scientific collaboration, in which \"it is difficult and pointless to separate his achievements from hers\". They co-authored a number of academic papers on star clusters, stellar magnitudes, and the structure of the Milky Way galaxy. The Boks displayed great mutual enthusiasm for explaining astronomy to the public: described as \"salesmen of the Milky Way\" by The Boston Globe, their general interest book The Milky Way went through five editions and was said to be \"one of the most successful astronomical texts ever written\".".