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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: 2016Description: xii, 324 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780670016952
- 0670016950
- QB 34.5 .S63 2016
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.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Non-fiction | Main Collection | QB 34.5 .S63 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | C20034039 |
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.
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