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George Johnson brings to life Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who found the key to the vastness of the universe--in the form of a "yardstick" suitable for measuring it. Unknown in our day, Leavitt was no more recognized in her own: despite...
- Name : Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe
- Vendor : W. W. Norton & Company
- Type : Books
- Manufacturing : 2024 / 08 / 05
- Barcode : 9780393328561
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George Johnson brings to life Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who found the key to the vastness of the universe--in the form of a "yardstick" suitable for measuring it. Unknown in our day, Leavitt was no more recognized in her own: despite her enormous achievement, she was employed by the Harvard Observatory as a mere number-cruncher, at a wage not dissimilar from that of workers in the nearby textile mills. Miss Leavitt's Stars uncovers her neglected history.
Author: George Johnson
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 06/17/2006
Series: Great Discoveries #0
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 7.86h x 6.14w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9780393328561
Review Citation(s):
New York Times 08/06/2006 pg. 24
About the Author
Johnson, George: - George Johnson, an award-winning science journalist, is the author of several books, most recently The Cancer Chronicles and Strange Beauty. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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