TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sobel,Dava
TI  - The glass universe: how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars 
SN  - 9780670016952 (hardcover)
AV  - QB34.5 .S63 2016
U1  - 522/.19744409252 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - New York, New York
PB  - Viking
KW  - Harvard College Observatory
KW  - Women in astronomy
KW  - Massachusetts
KW  - History
KW  - Women mathematicians
KW  - Astronomy
KW  - 19th century
KW  - 20th century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-305) and index; 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
N2  - 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. --
ER  -