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Автор: Sobel Dava
Название: The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars
ISBN: 0143111345 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780143111344
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: New from #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel, the -inspiring- (People), little-known true story of women's landmark contributions to astronomy

-A joy to read.- --The Wall Street Journal
Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Economist, Smithsonian, Nature, and NPR's Science Friday

Nominated for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award

In the mid-nineteenth century, the Harvard College Observatory began employing women as calculators, or -human computers, - to interpret the observations their male counterparts made via telescope each night. At the outset this group included the wives, sisters, and daughters of the resident astronomers, but soon the female corps included graduates of the new women's colleges--Vassar, Wellesley, and Smith. As photography transformed the practice of astronomy, the ladies turned from computation to studying the stars captured nightly on glass photographic plates.
The -glass universe- of half a million plates that Harvard amassed over the ensuing decades--through the generous support of Mrs. Anna Palmer Draper, the widow of a pioneer in stellar photography--enabled the women to make extraordinary discoveries that attracted worldwide acclaim. They helped discern what stars were made of, divided the stars into meaningful categories for further research, and found a way to measure distances across space by starlight. Their ranks included Williamina Fleming, a Scottish woman originally hired as a maid who went on to identify ten novae and more than three hundred variable stars; Annie Jump Cannon, who designed a stellar classification system that was adopted by astronomers the world over and is still in use; and Dr. Cecilia Helena Payne, who in 1956 became the first ever woman professor of astronomy at Harvard--and Harvard's first female department chair.
Elegantly written and enriched by excerpts from letters, diaries, and memoirs, The Glass Universe is the hidden history of the women whose contributions to the burgeoning field of astronomy forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.

Автор: Sobel, Dava
Название: Elements of marie curie
ISBN: 0008536929 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008536923
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Автор: Gifford, Kathie Lee Sobel, Rabbi Jason
Название: God of the way
ISBN: 0785290680 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780785290681
Издательство: HarperCollins USA
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Автор: Sobel, June
Название: Goodnight train easter
ISBN: 0063325640 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780063325647
Издательство: HarperCollins USA
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Автор: Sobel, David
Название: American museum of natural history card deck
ISBN: 1579129943 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781579129941
Издательство: Little Brown
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Автор: Sobel, Eliezer (eliezer Sobel)
Название: Blue sky, white clouds
ISBN: 1937907074 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781937907075
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Автор: Brian M. Sobel
Название: Fighting Pattons
ISBN: 0253009901 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253009906
Издательство: Wiley EDC
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Описание: The father was a legendary hero whose fame had a profound influence over his son, who was determined to make a mark on his own terms. The Fighting Pattons is their story. The elder Patton gained renown during World War II as a fearless commander devoted to his men. A complex figure driven by his knowledge of history and warfare, he was a professional soldier who loved the art of war and hated war itself. The younger Patton also lived an eventful life; he participated in the Berlin Airlift, served in Korea, and proved his valor during three tours of duty in Vietnam. A wealth of previously unpublished information, plus interviews with family, friends, and figures such as Richard Nixon and General William Westmoreland, make a fascinating history of an American military family.

Автор: Sobel,Robert
Название: Microencapsulation In The Food Industry
ISBN: 0124045685 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780124045682
Издательство: Elsevier Science
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Автор: Sobel, Rabbi Jason
Название: Signs and secrets of the messiah
ISBN: 1400340020 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781400340026
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Автор: Sobel, David
Название: Place-based education
ISBN: 1935713051 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781935713050
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Автор: Sobel, Sheila
Название: Color Blind
ISBN: 1440597464 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781440597466
Издательство: Simon & Schuster
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Автор: Sobel, June
Название: Ho ho ho! tow truck joe lift-the-flap
ISBN: 0063296152 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780063296152
Издательство: HarperCollins USA
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