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008			160905s2016 enk g|b 001 | eng d
020			_a9780007548187 (hbk.) : _c16.99
020			_a0007548184 (hbk.) : _c16.99
040			_aStDuBDS _beng _erda
050		4	_aQB34.5
072		7	_aSCP _2eflch
072		7	_aSCP _2ukslc
082	0	4	_a500.8209 SOB _223
100	1		_aSobel, Dava.
245	1	4	_aThe glass universe : _bthe hidden history of the women who took the measure of the stars / _cDava Sobel.
260			_aLondon : _b4th Estate, _c2016.
299	0	0	_aHH
300			_axii, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (black and white, and colour) ; _c24 cm.
366			_b20170102 _cIP
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520	8		_aIn the mid-19th century, the Harvard College Observatory began employing women as calculators, or 'human computers,' to interpret the observations their male counterparts made via telescope each night. As photography transformed the practice of astronomy, the women turned to studying images of the stars captured on glass photographic plates, making extraordinary discoveries that attracted worldwide acclaim. They helped discern what the stars were made of, divided them into meaningful categories for further research, and even found a way to measure distances across space by starlight. Elegantly written and enriched by excerpts from letters, diaries,and memoirs, 'The Glass Universe' is the hidden history of a group of remarkable women whose vital contributions to the burgeoning field of astronomy forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.
610	2	4	_aHarvard College Observatory _xHistory.
650		0	_aWomen in astronomy _xHistory _y19th century.
650		0	_aAstronomy _xHistory _y19th century.
655		7	_aPopular Science. _2eflch
655		7	_aPopular Science and Mathematics. _2ukslc
910	0	0	_aBDS level 9
916			_a100=NOTNACO _a610=NOTNACO
951	0	0	_aAN _d12-JAN-2017
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