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The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars by Sobel Dava

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The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars by Sobel Dava

Author:Sobel, Dava [Sobel, Dava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science, History, Biography, feminism
ISBN: 9780670016952
Amazon: 0670016950
Goodreads: 29496512
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2016-12-06T08:00:00+00:00


PART THREE

In the Depths Above

I saw in the stars a chance to observe phenomena beyond terrestrial scope. Nothing seemed impossible in those early days; we were going to understand everything tomorrow.

—Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900–1979)

Phillips Astronomer, Harvard College Observatory

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

—Edith Wharton (1862–1937)

Author of The Age of Innocence and other acclaimed novels

CHAPTER ELEVEN



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