Glass Universe - The Hidden History of the Women Who Took the Measure of the Stars

Reveals the little-known true story of how the Harvard College Observatory employed women to interpret observations their male counterparts made via telescopes, in the mid 19th century. These women went on to discern what stars were made of, divided them into meaningful categories and even found a way to measure distances across space by starlight. From the author of "Longitude".

Résumé

'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

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Dava Sobel, Dava Sobel
• Edition: Harper Collins Uk
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.07.2016
• EAN: 9780007548187
• ISBN: 978-0-00-754818-7
• Pages: 336
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Nature, technique > Biographies, autobiographies; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Physique, astronomie > Astronomie