9780393328561-0393328562-Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe (Great Discoveries)

Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe (Great Discoveries)

ISBN-13: 9780393328561
ISBN-10: 0393328562
Edition: Reprint
Author: George Johnson
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback 176 pages
FREE US shipping
Buy

From $13.95

Book details

ISBN-13: 9780393328561
ISBN-10: 0393328562
Edition: Reprint
Author: George Johnson
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback 176 pages

Summary

Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe (Great Discoveries) (ISBN-13: 9780393328561 and ISBN-10: 0393328562), written by authors George Johnson, was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2006. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other Women (Specific Groups, Scientists, Professionals & Academics, Astronomy, Astronomy & Space Science, Astrophysics, Physics, Cosmology, Cultural & Regional) books. You can easily purchase or rent Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe (Great Discoveries) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Women books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

Description

"A short, excellent account of [Leavitt’s] extraordinary life and achievements." ―Simon Singh, New York Times Book Review

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.

Rate this book Rate this book

We would LOVE it if you could help us and other readers by reviewing the book