Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe (Great Discoveries)
Download or Read eBook Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe (Great Discoveries) PDF written by George Johnson and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2006-06-17 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : George Johnson |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 179 |
| Release | : 2006-06-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780393348378 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0393348377 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe (Great Discoveries) by : George Johnson
Book excerpt: "A short, excellent account of [Leavitt’s] extraordinary life and achievements." —Simon Singh, New York Times Book Review 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.
