Maria Mitchell, astronomer /
Anderson, Dale, 1953-
Maria Mitchell, astronomer / Dale Anderson - Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, 2003 - 110 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. - Women in science . - Women in science (Chelsea House Publishers) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 102) and index
Watching the sun disappear -- A child of Nantucket: 1818-1835 -- Teaching and learning: 1835-1847 -- Earning a medal: 1847-1855 -- Expanding the horizon: 1855-1861 -- Mitchell as professor: 1862-1869 -- Carrying the torch for women: 1869-1876 -- The force of personal character
Profiles a Vassar professor who was one of the most famous astronomers in the United States at the end of the nineteenth century and whose central message to her students was'never cease to wonder.'
0791072495 RM92.26
Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889 --Juvenile literature
Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889
Astronomers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
Astronomers
Scientists
Women--Biography
Maria Mitchell, astronomer / Dale Anderson - Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, 2003 - 110 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. - Women in science . - Women in science (Chelsea House Publishers) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 102) and index
Watching the sun disappear -- A child of Nantucket: 1818-1835 -- Teaching and learning: 1835-1847 -- Earning a medal: 1847-1855 -- Expanding the horizon: 1855-1861 -- Mitchell as professor: 1862-1869 -- Carrying the torch for women: 1869-1876 -- The force of personal character
Profiles a Vassar professor who was one of the most famous astronomers in the United States at the end of the nineteenth century and whose central message to her students was'never cease to wonder.'
0791072495 RM92.26
Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889 --Juvenile literature
Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889
Astronomers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
Astronomers
Scientists
Women--Biography