An edition of The glass universe: how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars (2016)

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An edition of The glass universe: how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars (2016)

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Publisher
Viking
Language
English
Pages
324

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Subjects

Women in astronomy, History of astrophysics, Harvard College Observatory, Women mathematicians, Astronomy, History, Women in science, Astronomy, history, Mathematicians, biography, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, SCIENCE / Astronomy, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Women

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Harvard College Observatory

Times

1800-1999

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The glass universe: how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars
2016, Viking
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Table of Contents

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.

Edition Notes

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New York, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
522.19744409252
Library of Congress
QB34.5.S63 2016, QB34.5 .S63 2016

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 324p., 16 pl. : illus.
Number of pages
324
Dimensions
24 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

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OL26210179M
Internet Archive
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ISBN 13
9780670016952
LCCN
2016029496
OCLC/WorldCat
952469237

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