The glass universe: how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars

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Sobel, Dava
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The 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. --
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Harvard College Observatory
Women in astronomy -- Massachusetts -- History
Women mathematicians -- Massachusetts -- History
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The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars
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how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars
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