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Author Brück, M. T. (Mary T.)

Title Women in early British and Irish astronomy : stars and satellites / by Mary Brück
Published Dordrecht ; London : Springer, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume)
Contents Introduction -- 1. A Clever and Determined Wife -- 2. The Labyrinths of Heaven -- 3. Martyr to Astronomy -- 4. The Art of Navigation -- 5. Celebrities -- 6. Queen of Science -- 7. In the Shadow of Giant Mirrors -- 8. The Admiral's Circle -- 9. Intrepid Travellers -- 10. Adventurous Amateurs -- 11. The New Astronomy -- 12. The Scholarly Sisters -- 13. Slave-Wage Earners -- 14. Sunspots and Corona -- 15. Mountain Paradise -- 16. Mapping the Moon -- 17. The end of an era; the beginning of a new
Summary Careers in astronomy for women, as in other sciences, were a rarity in Britain and Ireland until well into the twentieth century. This 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 capacities contributed to its progress during the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. All deserve to be remembered as interesting individuals in an earlier opportunity-poor age. Placed in roughly chronological order, their lives constitute a sample thread in the story of female entry into the male world of science. The book is aimed at astronomers, amateur astronomers, historians of science, and promoters of women in science, but being written in non-technical language it is intended to be of interest also to educated readers generally
Notes Published in association with the Royal Astronomical Society
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Women in astronomy -- Great Britain -- History
Women in astronomy -- Ireland -- History
SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
Physique.
Women in astronomy
Great Britain
Ireland
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Royal Astronomical Society.
ISBN 9789048124732
9048124735