Maria Mitchell, astronomer / Dale Anderson
Series: Women in science (Chelsea House Publishers)Publication details: Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, 2003Description: 110 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:- 0791072495
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| AM | PERPUSTAKAAN DR ABDUL LATIFF | PERPUSTAKAAN DR ABDUL LATIFF KOLEKSI AM-P. DR ABDUL LATIFF | QB36.M7.A64 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00001428891 |
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.'
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