The Resource The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars, Dava Sobel
The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars, Dava Sobel
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The item The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars, Dava Sobel represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Wilmington Memorial Library.
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- 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.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9780670016952
- Label
- The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars
- Title
- The glass universe
- Title remainder
- how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars
- Statement of responsibility
- Dava Sobel
- Language
- eng
- 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.--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sobel, Dava
- Dewey number
- 522/.19744409252
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QB34.5
- LC item number
- .S63 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Women in astronomy
- Women mathematicians
- Astronomy
- Astronomy
- Harvard College Observatory
- Label
- The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars, Dava Sobel
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-305) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- 1674133
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780670016952
- Lccn
- 2016029496
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1674133
- (OCoLC)952469237
- Label
- The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars, Dava Sobel
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-305) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- 1674133
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780670016952
- Lccn
- 2016029496
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1674133
- (OCoLC)952469237
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