Women in early British and Irish astronomy : stars and satellites
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書誌事項
Women in early British and Irish astronomy : stars and satellites
Springer, c2009
- : hbk
大学図書館所蔵 全2件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Bibliography : p.261-264
Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Careers in astronomy for women (as in other sciences) were a rarity in Britain and Ireland until well into the twentieth century. The book investigates the place of women in astronomy before that era, recounted in the form of biographies of about 25 women born between 1650 and 1900 who in varying capacities contributed to its progress during the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. There are some famous names among them whose biographies have been written before now, there are others who have received less than their due recognition while many more occupied inconspicuous and sometimes thankless places as assistants to male family members. All deserve to be remembered as interesting individuals in an earlier opportunity-poor age. Placed in roughly chronological order, their lives constitute a sample thread in the story of female entry into the male world of science.
The book is aimed at astronomers, amateur astronomers, historians of science, and promoters of women in science, but being written in non-technical language it is intended to be of interest also to educated readers generally.
目次
Acknowledgements- Introduction- 1 A Clever and Determined Wife- 2 The Labyrinths of Heaven- 3 Martyr to Astronomy- 4 The Art of Navigation- 5 Celebrities- 6 Queen of Science- 7 In the shadow of Giant Mirrors- 8 The Admiral's Circle- 9 Intrepid Travellers- 10 Adventurous Amateurs- 11 The New Astronomy- 12 The Scholarly Sisters- 13 Slave-wage earners- 14 Sunspots and Corona- 15 Mountain Paradise- 16 Mapping the Moon- 17 The end of an era: the beginning of a new- Notes- Bibliography- Index.
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