Search results for [SCUEBCE] at NC Cardinal

Results 1 to 1 of 1

The Glass Universe :How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars / by Sobel, Dava,author.(CARDINAL)175638;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-305) and index.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.1330L

Subjects: Harvard College Observatory.; Astronomy.; Astronomy; Astronomy; History, Modern; Science; SCUEBCE; Women in astronomy.; Women in astronomy; Women mathematicians.; Women mathematicians;

Available copies: 40 / Total copies: 42

unAPI

Results 1 to 1 of 1