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| Autore principale: | Sobel, Dava, 1947-
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| Titolo: | The glass universe : the hidden history of the women who took the measure of the stars / Dava Sobel. |
| Pubblicazione: | London : 4th Estate, 2016. |
| Descrizione fisica: | XII, 324 p., [16] p. di tav. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm |
| Contiene: | Indice: Preface. Pt. 1. The colors of starlight: 1. Mrs. Draper's intent 2. What Miss Maury saw 3. Miss Bruce's largesse 4. Stella nova 5. Bailey's pictures from Peru. Pt. 2. Oh, be a fine girls, kiss me: 6. Mrs. Fleming's title 7. Pickering's harem 8. Lingua franca 9. Miss Leavitt's relationship 10. The Pickering fellows. Pt. 3. In the depths above: 11. Shapley's kilo-girl hours 12. Miss Payne's thesis 13. The Observatory Pinafore 14. Miss Cannon's prize 15. The lifetimes of stars. Appreciation. Sources. Some highlights in the history of the Harvard college observatory. Glossary. A catalogue of Harvard astronomers, assistants and associates. Remarks. Bibliography. Index |
| ISBN: | 9780007548187 |
| Discipline: | Astronomia--Osservatori. |
| Enti: | Harvard college observatory (Cambridge, Mass.). |
| Luoghi: | Cambridge (Mass.). |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Secolo XIX. Secolo XX. |
| Collocazione: | LS 20738 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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