Women in Early British and Irish Astronomy : Stars and Satellites
Careers in astronomy for women (as in other sciences) were a rarity in Britain and Ireland until well into the twentieth century. The book investigates the place of women in astronomy before that era, recounted in the form of biographies of about 25 women born between 1650 and 1900 who in varying ca...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Język: | Anglais |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands
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Cham : Springer Nature |
| Wydanie: | 1st ed. 2009. |
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • Women in early British and Irish astronomy, stars and satellites, by Mary Brück, 2009, Dordrecht, Springer, 1 vol. (XVII-277 p.), 978-90-481-2472-5 |
Spis treści:
- A Clever and Determined Wife The Labyrinths of Heaven Martyr to Astronomy The Art of Navigation Celebrities Queen of Science In the Shadow of Giant Mirrors The Admiral's Circle Intrepid Travellers Adventurous Amateurs The New Astronomy The Scholarly Sisters Slave-Wage Earners Sunspots and Corona Mountain Paradise Mapping the Moon The End of an Era; the Beginning of a New