The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars /
Dava. Sobel Dava Sobel.
Bok Engelsk 2016 Dava. Sobel
| Omfang | xii, 324 pages : : illustrations (some color) ;
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| Opplysninger | 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. --
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| ISBN | 0670016950 (hardcover). - 9780670016952 (hardcover)
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