The glass universe
how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars
The glass universe
how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars
Book - 2017
The captivating, little-known hidden history of a group of women whose remarkable contributions to the burgeoning field of astronomy forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.
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| 37413316669698 | Checked out | Non-fiction Large Print | LGE-TYPE 522.1974 SOBEL |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Waterville, Maine :
Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning,
2017.
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| Edition: | Large print edition. |
| Series: | Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs
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| 505 | 0 | |a 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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