The Glass Universe : The Hidden History of the Women Who Took the Measure of the Stars
by
Dava Sobel
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0007548206
ISBN-13
9780007548200
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint
Fourth Estate Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 2nd, 2017
Print length
336 Pages
Weight
238 grams
Dimensions
12.90 x 19.70 x 2.20 cms
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'A biographical orrery - intricate, complex and fascinating' The Observer 'A peerless intellectual biography. The Glass Universe shines and twinkles as brightly as the stars themselves' The Economist #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel returns with a captivating, little-known true story of women in science
AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR‘A peerless intellectual biography. The Glass Universe shines and twinkles as brightly as the stars themselves’ The Economist#1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel returns with a captivating, little-known true story of women in scienceBefore they even had the right to vote, a group of remarkable women were employed by Harvard College Observatory as ‘Human Computers’ to interpret the observations made via telescope by their male counterparts each night.The author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter and The Planets shines light on the hidden history of these extraordinary women who changed the burgeoning field of astronomy and our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.
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