02014cam a2200349 i 4500 299573113 TxAuBib 20170725120000.0 160627s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016029496 9780670016952 0670016950 (OCoLC)952469237 TxAuBib rda Sobel, Dava. The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars / Dava Sobel. New York, New York : Viking, [2016] ℗2016. xii, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-305) and index. Part one: The colors of starlight. Mrs. Draper's intent ; What Miss Maury saw ; Miss Bruce's largesse ; Stella nova ; Bailey's picture from Peru -- Part two: Oh, be a fine girl, kiss me!. Mrs. Fleming's title ; Pickering's "harem" ; Lingua franca ; Miss Leavitt's relationship ; The Pickering fellows -- Part three: In the depths above. Shapley's "kilo-girl" hours ; Miss Payne's thesis ; The Observatory Pinafore ; Miss Cannon's prize ; The lifetimes of stars -- Some highlights in the history of the Harvard College Observatory -- A catalogue of Harvard astronomers, assistants, and associates. 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.-- Provided by publisher. 20170725. Harvard College Observatory. Women in astronomy Massachusetts History. Women mathematicians Massachusetts History. Astronomy History 19th century. Astronomy History 20th century.