The unforgotten sisters : female astronomers and scientists before Caroline Herschel /

The unforgotten sisters : female astronomers and scientists before Caroline Herschel /

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Author / Creator:	Bernardi, Gabriella, author.
Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland ; New York : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Published in association with Praxis Publishing, [2016] ©2016
Description:	1 online resource (xxvi, 179 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color)
Language:	English
Series:	Springer praxis books in popular astronomy Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy.
Subject:	Women in astronomy -- History. Women astronomers -- Biography. Women in mathematics -- History. Women mathematicians -- Biography. Women in science -- History. Women scientists -- Biography. Women astronomers. Women in astronomy. Women in mathematics. Women in science. Women mathematicians. Women scientists. Electronic books. Biographies. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11253812

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ISBN:	9783319261270 3319261274 9783319261256 3319261258
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-179). Print version record.
Summary:	"Taking inspiration from Siv Cedering's poem in the form of a fictional letter from Caroline Herschel that refers to 'my long, lost sisters, forgotten in the books that record our science', this book tells the lives of twenty-five female scientists, with specific attention to astronomers and mathematicians. Each of the presented biographies is organized as a kind of 'personal file' which sets the biographee's life in its historical context, documents her main works, highlights some curious facts, and records citations about her. The selected figures are among the most representative of this neglected world, including such luminaries as Hypatia of Alexandra, Hildegard of Bingen, Elisabetha Hevelius, and Maria Gaetana Agnesi. They span a period of about 4000 years, from En HeduAnna, the Akkadian princess, who was one of the first recognized female astronomers, to the dawn of the era of modern astronomy with Caroline Herschel and Mary Somerville. The book will be of interest to all who wish to learn more about the women from antiquity to the nineteenth century who played such key roles in the history of astronomy and science despite living and working in largely male-dominated worlds."--
Other form:	Print version: Bernardi, Gabriella. Unforgotten sisters. Cham ; New York : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Published in association with Praxis Publishing, [2016] 9783319261256
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-26127-0