Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe (Great Discoveries) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

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

A short, excellent account of [Leavitt's] extraordinary life and achievements.-Simon Singh, New York Times Book Review At the beginning of the twentieth century scientists argued over the size of the universe. The answer to the controversy was...Read More

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    At the beginning of the twentieth century scientists argued over the size of the universe. The answer to the controversy was discovered by Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who...

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    â??A short, excellent account of [Leavittâ??s] extraordinary life and achievements.â?â??Simon Singh, New York Times Book Review At the beginning of the twentieth century, scientists argued over the size of the universe: was it, as the astronomer Harlow Shapley argued, the size of the Milky Way, or was there more truth to Edwin Hubbleâ??s claim that our own galaxy is just one among billions?

    The answer to the controversyâ??a â??yardstickâ? suitable for measuring the cosmosâ??was discovered by Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who was employed by the Harvard Observatory as a number cruncher, at a wage not dissimilar from that of workers in the nearby textile mills. Miss Leavittâ??s Stars uncovers her neglected history, and brings a fascinating and turbulent period of astronomical history to life.

  • 0393328562
  • 9780393328561
  • G Johnson
  • 14 July 2006
  • W. W. Norton & Co.
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 176
  • New edition
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