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The Glass Universe

Dava Sobel

Shares the story of the scientific contributions of a group of women working at the Harvard College Observatory from the late 1800s through the mid-twentieth century, tracing their collection of star observations captured nightly on glass photographic plates.

GenresHarvard College ObservatoryAstronomyHistoryWomen in astronomyWomen mathematiciansMassachusetts

324 pages, 7 editions

English edition · First published 2016 by 4th Estate · ISBN 9780143111344

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Editions

7 editions

English

  • The glass universe · 4th Estate · 2017 · ISBN 9780143111344 This page
  • The Glass Universe: The Hidden History of the Women Who Took the Measure of the Stars · Fourth Estate · 2017 · ISBN 9780007548187
  • The Glass Universe: The Hidden History of the Women Who Took the Measure of the Stars · 4th Estate · 2017 · ISBN 9780007548200
  • The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars [Audio] · Books on Tape · 2016 · ISBN 9780735288669
  • The Glass Universe: The Hidden History of the Women Who Took Measure of the Stars · 4th Estate · 2016 · ISBN 9780007548194
  • The Glass Universe: The Hidden History of the Women Who Took the Measure of the Stars · 4th Estate · 2016 · ISBN 9780008207038
  • The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars · Viking · 2016 · ISBN 9780670016952

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