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Author Sobel, Dava, author.

Title The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars / Dava Sobel.

Publication Info. New York, New York : Viking, [2016]
©2016

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  522 SOBEL    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  522.19 SOBEL    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  522 SOB    Storage
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  522 SOBEL    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  522.197 SOBEL    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  522.1974 SOBEL    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  522.1974 SOBEL    Check Shelf
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Description xii, 324 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-305) 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.
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.-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Women in astronomy -- Massachusetts -- History.
Women mathematicians -- Massachusetts -- History.
Astronomy -- History -- 19th century.
Astronomy -- History -- 20th century.
Harvard College Observatory.
Harvard College Observatory. (OCoLC)fst00541468
Astronomy. (OCoLC)fst00819673
Women in astronomy. (OCoLC)fst01177831
Women mathematicians. (OCoLC)fst01178130
Massachusetts. (OCoLC)fst01204307
Chronological Term 1800-1999
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form: Online version: Sobel, Dava. Glass universe. New York : Viking, 2016 9780698148697 (DLC) 2016030208
ISBN 9780670016952 (hardcover)
0670016950 (hardcover)
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