The glass universe
Subtitle: how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780670016952
Description: xii, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm1330L Lexile
Table of contents: title: Part one: The colors of starlight.; title: Mrs. Draper's intent ;; title: What Miss Maury saw ;; title: Miss Bruce's largesse ;; title: Stella nova ;; title: Bailey's picture from Peru --; title: Part two: Oh, be a fine girl, kiss me!.; title: Mrs. Fleming's title ;; title: Pickering's "harem" ;; title: Lingua franca ;; title: Miss Leavitt's relationship ;; title: The Pickering fellows --; title: Part three: In the depths above.; title: Shapley's "kilo-girl" hours ;; title: Miss Payne's thesis ;; title: The Observatory Pinafore ;; title: Miss Cannon's prize ;; title: The lifetimes of stars --; title: Some highlights in the history of the Harvard College Observatory --; title: A catalogue of Harvard astronomers, assistants, and associates.