The Resource Silent sky, by Lauren Gunderson
Silent sky, by Lauren Gunderson
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The item Silent sky, by Lauren Gunderson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
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- Summary
- When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn't allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. Instead, she joins a group of women "computers," charting the stars for a renowned astronomer who calculates projects in "girl hours" and has no time for the women's probing theories. As Henrietta, in her free time, attempts to measure the light and distance of stars, she must also take measure of her life on Earth, trying to balance her dedication to science with family obligations and the possibility of love. The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman's place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women's ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them. Social progress, like scientific progress, can be hard to see when one is trapped among earthly complications; Henrietta Leavitt and her female peers believe in both, and their dedication changed the way we understand both the heavens and Earth
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Silent sky
- Title
- Silent sky
- Statement of responsibility
- by Lauren Gunderson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn't allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. Instead, she joins a group of women "computers," charting the stars for a renowned astronomer who calculates projects in "girl hours" and has no time for the women's probing theories. As Henrietta, in her free time, attempts to measure the light and distance of stars, she must also take measure of her life on Earth, trying to balance her dedication to science with family obligations and the possibility of love. The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman's place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women's ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them. Social progress, like scientific progress, can be hard to see when one is trapped among earthly complications; Henrietta Leavitt and her female peers believe in both, and their dedication changed the way we understand both the heavens and Earth
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gunderson, Lauren
- Dewey number
- 812/.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3607.U5473
- LC item number
- S55 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Leavitt, Henrietta Swan
- Women astronomers
- Women's rights
- Label
- Silent sky, by Lauren Gunderson
- Bar code
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- 31223118485078
- 31223118485110
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 63 pages
- Isbn
- 9780822233800
- Lccn
- 2016478047
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)920019410
- Label
- Silent sky, by Lauren Gunderson
- Bar code
-
- 31223118485078
- 31223118485110
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 63 pages
- Isbn
- 9780822233800
- Lccn
- 2016478047
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)920019410
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