The Glass Universe : How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars / / Dava Sobel
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Sobel Dava
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| Titolo: |
The Glass Universe : How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars / / Dava Sobel
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Penguin Books, , [2017] |
| ©2016 | |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (371 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 002 |
| Soggetto topico: | Women in astronomy |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. -- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Glass Universe |
| ISBN: | 0-14-311134-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910154351803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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