The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars / Dava Sobel.
نوع المادة : نصاللغة: الإنجليزية الناشر:New York, New York : Viking, [2016]تاريخ حقوق النشر: ©2016وصف:xii, 324 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780143111344
- 9780670016952 (hardcover)
- 0670016950 (hardcover)
- QB34.5 .S63 2016
نوع المادة | المكتبة الحالية | رقم الطلب | رقم النسخة | حالة | تاريخ الإستحقاق | الباركود | |
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | QB34.5 .S63 2016 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30020000060713 | ||
كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | QB34.5 .S63 2016 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30020000060714 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-305) and index.
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.
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.