˜Theœ glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars

˜Theœ glass universe how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars

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...

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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York Viking 2016
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Harvard College > Geschichte 1880-1900 > Women mathematiciansœzMassachusettsœxHistory > AstronomyœxHistoryœy19th century > AstronomyœxHistoryœy20th century > Women in astronomyœzMassachusettsœxHistory > Astrofotografie > Mathematikerin > Astronomin > Entdeckung
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Zusammenfassung: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. --
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xii, [16 ungezählte] 324 Seiten
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24 cm
ISBN:9780670016952
978-0-670-01695-2