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The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars
- Title
- The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars / Dava Sobel.
- Author
- Sobel, Dava
- Publication
- New York, New York : Viking, [2016]
- ©2016
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building M2 to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JBE 17-758 | Schwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315 |
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Details
- Description
- xii, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
- 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.--
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- JBE 17-758
- ISBN
- 9780670016952
- 0670016950
- LCCN
- 2016029496
- OCLC
- 952469237
- Author
- Sobel, Dava, author.
- Title
- The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars / Dava Sobel.
- Publisher
- New York, New York : Viking, [2016]
- Copyright Date
- ©2016
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1999
- Other Form:
- Online version: Sobel, Dava. Glass universe. New York : Viking, 2016 9780698148697 (DLC) 2016030208
- Research Call Number
- JBE 17-758JFE 17-1159