Brief biographies of ten American astronomers, including Maria Mitchell, Percival Lowell, and Carl Sagan (view table of contents)

An introduction to the physical sciences precedes biographies of the following women in those fields: France Câordova, Sandra Faber, Shirley Ann Jackson, Marcia McNutt, and Karin Rabe.

Presents a biography of the first female science professor at Vassar College and the first American woman astronomer.

Details the life and major accomplishments of planetary astronomer Heidi Hammel, who studies both Jupiter and Neptune.

Product Description: Maria Mitchell gained international acclaim through her discovery of a comet, and was the first woman to be elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. She became professor of astronomy at Vassar College. All her life she continued to ponder the presence of God in creation and the problem of evil in the world...read more

Product Description: Heidi Hammel is an out-of-this world explorer. With her feet planted firmly on Earth, she takes trips millions of miles out into space. How does she do this? Heidi Hammel is a planetary astronomer, a scientist who uses the world’s most powerful telescopes to learn about planets...read more

Recounts the life and accomplishments of the first woman astronomer in America.

Look up at the stars and explore the life of Maria Mitchell, the first female astronomer in the United States.