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This engrossing read is where my rabbit-hole of knowledge about Milton Humason began, a janitor and mule skinner who helped with the construction of Mount Wilson Observatory, then went on to aid Hubble in several major discoveries.
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Space.com Staff, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2025
In an era of luxury fetishism, high-end goods must have a story, a narrative, and the tale of Enzo Ferrari rising from army mule skinner to motor sports immortal is as good as anything Fielding ever wrote.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2017
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Space.com Staff, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2025
In an era of luxury fetishism, high-end goods must have a story, a narrative, and the tale of Enzo Ferrari rising from army mule skinner to motor sports immortal is as good as anything Fielding ever wrote.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2017
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“Mule skinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mule%20skinner. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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