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100	1		_aSobel, Dava.
245	1	4	_aThe glass universe : _bhow the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars / _cDava Sobel.
264		1	_aNew York, New York : _bViking, _c[2016]
264		4	_c©2016
300			_axii, 324 pages : _billustrations (some color) ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_aThe 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. -- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 299-305) and index.
505	0		_aPart 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.
650		0	_aWomen in astronomy _zMassachusetts _xHistory.
650		0	_aWomen mathematicians _zMassachusetts _xHistory.
650		0	_aAstronomy _xHistory _y19th century.
650		0	_aAstronomy _xHistory _y20th century.
610	2	0	_aHarvard College Observatory.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aSobel, Dava. _tGlass universe _dNew York : Viking, 2016 _z9780698148697 _w(DLC) 2016030208
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