George Johnson brings to life Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who found the key to the vastness of the universe-in the form of a "e;yardstick"e; 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.
| ISBN: | 9780393348378 |
| Publication date: | 17th June 2006 |
| Author: | Johnson, George |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Format: | Digital Product (Other) |