Trudy E. Bell is an award-winning writer and the managing editor of the Journal of the Antique Telescope Society. She has taught scientific and technical writing and history of science, and has written or edited five books on science and technology, including three books in the New Solar System series. She has also written over 300 science articles for national publications including Smithsonian’s Air & Space, Astronomy, Connoisseur, Family Circle, Muse, the Los Angeles Times, and Sky & Telescope.