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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Sobel, Dava, author.     Subjects     Harvard College Observatory.     Women in astronomy -- Massachusetts -- History.     Women mathematicians -- Massachusetts -- History.     Astronomy -- History -- 19th century.     Astronomy -- History -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Sobel, Dava, author.       by title:      The glass universe :...         MARC Display

The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars / Dava Sobel. by Sobel, Dava, author. New York, New York : Viking, c2016. Subjects Harvard College Observatory.   Women in astronomy -- Massachusetts -- History.   Women mathematicians -- Massachusetts -- History.   Astronomy -- History -- 19th century.   Astronomy -- History -- 20th century. ISBN:  9780670016952 (hardcover) : 0670016950 (hardcover) Description:  xii, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm 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. Requests:  0 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.--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Aiea Public Library Adult Nonfiction 522.19744 So Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 522.19744 So Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 522.19744 Sobel Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 522.19744 So Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Nonfiction 522.19744 So Checked In Add Copy to MyList Koloa P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 522.19744 So Checked In Add Copy to MyList Lihue Public Library Adult Nonfiction 522.19744 So Checked In Add Copy to MyList Liliha Public Library Adult Nonfiction 522.19744 So Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 522.19744 So Checked In Add Copy to MyList Pahoa P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 522.19744 So Checked In Add Copy to MyList More Results: 1 2 Next

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