Maria Mitchell
Subtitle: the soul of an astronomer
By: Beatrice Gormley.
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Language: eng
Number of pages: 123
ISBN-13: 9780802851161; 9780802850997
Subjects: Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889 -- Juvenile literature.; Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889.; Women astronomers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Astronomers.; Women -- Biography.
Description: A biography of the first female science professor at Vassar College and the first American woman astronomer.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-117) and index.
"Women of spirit"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: A devout astronomer; title: A Quaker family; title: A temple of knowledge; title: No longer a friend; title: Comet Mitchell; title: The hardest year; title: The world beyond Nantucket; title: A magnificent enterprise; title: Women studying together; title: More than Astronomy; title: The curtain that hides the infinite