Sobel, Dava. <br/><br/>
The glass universe :  how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars / 
Dava Sobel. 
 - xii, 324 pages :  illustrations (some color) ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-305) and index. 
<br/><br/>Part one: The colors of starlight. Mrs. Draper's intent ; What Miss Maury saw ; Miss Bruce's largesse ; Stella nova ; Bailey's picture from Peru -- Part two: Oh, be a fine girl, kiss me!. Mrs. Fleming's title ; Pickering's "harem" ; Lingua franca ; Miss Leavitt's relationship ; The Pickering fellows -- Part three: In the depths above. Shapley's "kilo-girl" hours ; Miss Payne's thesis ; The Observatory Pinafore ; Miss Cannon's prize ; The lifetimes of stars -- Some highlights in the history of the Harvard College Observatory -- A catalogue of Harvard astronomers, assistants, and associates. 
<br/><br/> The little-known true story of the unexpected and remarkable contributions to astronomy made by a group of women working in the Harvard College Observatory from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s. -- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780670016952 (hardcover) 0670016950 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2016029496 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Harvard College Observatory.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women in astronomy--History.--Massachusetts<br/>Women mathematicians--History.--Massachusetts<br/>Astronomy--History--19th century.<br/>Astronomy--History--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QB34.5  / .S63 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>522/.19744409252