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Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story Of The Woman Who Discovered How To Measure The Universe
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Hardcover
from W W Norton & Co Inc (June 1, 2005)
9780393051285 | details & prices | 162 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $22.95
About: Recounts the story of Radcliffe-educated Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who in the face of ill health and progressing hearing loss discovered a new law that enabled astronomers to use variable stars in order to measure the universe.
About: Recounts the story of Radcliffe-educated Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who in the face of ill health and progressing hearing loss discovered a new law that enabled astronomers to use variable stars in order to measure the universe.
Paperback
Reprint edition from W W Norton & Co Inc (June 1, 2006)
9780393328561 | details & prices | 162 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.34 lbs | List price $13.95
About: Recounts the story of Radcliffe-educated Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who in the face of ill health and progressive hearing loss discovered a new law that enabled astronomers to use variable stars in order to measure the universe, a finding that solved a key scientific mystery and enabled important breakthroughs.
About: Recounts the story of Radcliffe-educated Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who in the face of ill health and progressive hearing loss discovered a new law that enabled astronomers to use variable stars in order to measure the universe, a finding that solved a key scientific mystery and enabled important breakthroughs.