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The glass universe how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars Cover Image Large Print Book

The glass universe [large print] : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars / Dava Sobel.

Sobel, Dava, (author.).

Summary:

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.

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  • ISBN: 9781410495716
  • ISBN: 141049571X
  • Physical Description: 569 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: Large print edition.
  • Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.

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Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.

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Harvard College Observatory.
Women in astronomy > Massachusetts > History.
Women mathematicians > Massachusetts > History.
Astronomy > History > 19th century.
Astronomy > History > 20th century.
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Biographies.

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