Miss Leavitt's stars : the untold story of the woman who discovered how to measure the universe /
Johnson, George,1952 January 20-
New York ; London : W.W. Norton,
2006, c2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-150) and index.
The village in teh canyon -- Black stars, white nights -- Hunting for variables -- Henrietta's law -- Triangles -- Shapley's arts -- The late, great Milky Way -- In the realm of the Nebulae -- The mysterious K -- The cosmic stampede -- Ghost stories -- Fire on the mountain.
Leavitt, Henrietta Swan, 1868-1921.
Astrometry
Astronomical photometry.
Astronomy