The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars
by Dava Sobel
Chronicles the women of the Harvard Observatory whose meticulous analysis of stellar photographs advanced astronomy and reshaped scientific history.
About This Book
The Glass Universe explores the contributions of women who worked at the Harvard College Observatory in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
These women analyzed astronomical photographs and developed classification systems that remain foundational to stellar astronomy.
The book draws on letters, notebooks, and observatory records to document their work and professional lives.
It situates their achievements within the broader history of science and the changing role of women in research institutions.
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