The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars
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Published
New York, New York : Viking, [2016].
Physical Description
xii, 324 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Lexile Measure
1330L
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Status
Sheridan Co. - Fulmer Branch - Nonfiction
522.19 SOBEL D
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522.19 SOBEL D
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Published
New York, New York : Viking, [2016].
Format
Book
Language
English
Lexile Measure
1330
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
In the mid-nineteenth century, the Harvard College Observatory began employing women as "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 the stars captured nightly on glass photographic plates. The support of Mrs. Anna Palmer Draper, the widow of a pioneer in stellar photography, enabled the women to discern what stars were made of, divide the stars into meaningful categories for further research, and find a way to measure distances across space by starlight. Sobel tells the hidden history of the women whose contributions to the burgeoning field of astronomy forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.
Reading Level
1330 L,Lexile
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sobel, D. (2016). The glass universe: how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars . Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sobel, Dava. 2016. The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sobel, Dava. The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars Viking, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sobel, Dava. The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars Viking, 2016.
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