Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin : an autobiography and other recollections /
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| Author / Creator: | Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia, 1900-1979 |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996. |
| Description: | xxii, 277 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2477021 |
Table of Contents:
- Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: an introduction
- An introduction to 'The dyer's hand'
- An historical introduction to 'The dyer's hand'
- A personal recollection
- The dyer's hand: an autobiography
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Part I. The Vision Splendid
- 1. Backgrounds
- 2. Beginnings
- 3. Prelude to education
- 4. Birth of a dream
- 5. Dramatic interlude
- 6. The dream fulfilled
- 7. Pathway to the stars
- Part II. The Light of Common Day
- 8. England and the United States
- 9. Harvard College Observatory
- 10. The cradle of astrophysics
- 11. Harlow Shapley
- 12. Stellar atmospheres
- 13. Spectra and luminosities
- 14. Editorial experiences
- 15. Visiting astronomers
- 16. At the cross roads
- Part III. The Dyer's Hand Subdued
- 17. Turning point
- 18. Prolegomena to variable stars
- 19. International problems
- 20. End of an era
- 21. Retrospect
- Part IV. Reflections
- 22. On being a woman
- 23. Science and myth
- 24. Worlds not realized
- Bibliography of works by Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
- Postlude
- Index
