The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars / Dava Sobel.
Publication details: New York : Penguin , 2016.Description: xii, 323 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 21 cmISBN:- 9780143111344
- 522/.19744409252 23
- QB34.5 .S63 2016
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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500 - 599 | Hanover Public Library Shelves | 522.19 SOBE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31906001089250 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-305) and index.
Part one: The colors of starlight. Mrs. Draper's intent ; What Miss Maury saw ; Miss Bruce's largesse ; Stella nova ; Bailey's picture from Peru -- Part two: Oh, be a fine girl, kiss me!. Mrs. Fleming's title ; Pickering's "harem" ; Lingua franca ; Miss Leavitt's relationship ; The Pickering fellows -- Part three: In the depths above. Shapley's "kilo-girl" hours ; Miss Payne's thesis ; The Observatory Pinafore ; Miss Cannon's prize ; The lifetimes of stars -- Some highlights in the history of the Harvard College Observatory -- A catalogue of Harvard astronomers, assistants, and associates.
The little-known true story of the unexpected and remarkable contributions to astronomy made by a group of women working in the Harvard College Observatory from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s. --Provided by publisher.
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