The Glass Universe : How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars /

The Glass Universe : How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars /

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Author / Creator:	Sobel, Dava, author.
Imprint:	©2016 New York : Penguin Books, 2017.
Description:	xii, 323 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Harvard College Observatory. Harvard College Observatory. Women in astronomy -- Massachusetts -- History. Women mathematicians -- Massachusetts -- History. Astronomy -- History -- 19th century. Astronomy -- History -- 20th century. Astronomy. Women in astronomy. Women mathematicians. Massachusetts. History. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11738874

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ISBN:	0143111345 9780143111344
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-305) and index.
Summary:	Shares the story of the scientific contributions of a group of women working at the Harvard College Observatory from the late 1800s through the mid-twentieth century, tracing their collection of star observations captured nightly on glass photographic plates. "In the mid-nineteenth century, the Harvard College Observatory began employing women as calculators, or "human computers," to interpret the observations their male counterparts made via telescope each night. As photography transformed the practice of astronomy, the ladies turned from computation to studying images of the stars captured on glass photographic plates. They made extraordinary discoveries that attracted worldwide acclaim, helping discern what the starts were made of, dividing them into categories for further research, and even finding a way to measure distances across space by starlight. Elegantly written and enriched by excerpts from letters, diaries, and memoirs, 'The Glass Universe' is the hidden history of a group of remarkable women whose astronomical breakthroughs forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe."--Back cover of paperback.

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Call Number:	QB34.5 .S63 2017
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