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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     School Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Sobel, Dava.     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.       by title:      The glass universe :...       by call number:      522.1974 S677g     Search the Web     Sobel, Dava.     Harvard College Observatory.     Women in astronomy -- Massachusetts -- History.     Women mathematicians -- Massachusetts -- History.     Astronomy -- History -- 19th century.     Astronomy -- History -- 20th century.       MARC Display

The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars / Dava Sobel. by Sobel, Dava. Viking, [2016] Call #: 522.1974 S677g Subjects Harvard College Observatory.   Women in astronomy -- Massachusetts -- History.   Women mathematicians -- Massachusetts -- History.   Astronomy -- History -- 19th century.   Astronomy -- History -- 20th century. ISBN:  9780670016952 (hc.) Description:  xii, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-305) 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. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 522.1974 S677g Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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