Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe
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Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the UniverseGeorge Johnson brings to life Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who found the key to the vastness of the universe in the form of a "yardstick" suitable for measuring it. Unknown in our day, Leavitt was no more recognized in her own: despite her enormous achievement, she was employed by the Harvard Observatory as a mere number cruncher, at a wage not dissimilar from that of workers in the nearby textile mills. Miss Leavitt's Stars uncovers her neglected history.

George Johnson brings to life Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who found the key to the vastness of the universe--in the form of a "yardstick" suitable for measuring it. Unknown in our day, Leavitt was no more recognized in her own: despite her enormous achievement, she was employed by the Harvard Observatory as a mere number-cruncher, at a wage not dissimilar from that of workers in the nearby textile mills. Miss Leavitt's Stars uncovers her neglected history.



Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 06/17/2006
ISBN: 9780393328561
Pages: 162
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 7.86h x 6.14w x 0.43d

Review Citations: New York Times 08/06/2006 pg. 24
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