[PDF.80sz] Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe (Great Discoveries)

Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe (Great Discoveries)

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 | #512161 in Books |  2006-06-17 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.10 x.50 x5.40l,.34 | File type: PDF | 176 pages

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||5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| A long overdue acknowledgement in the history of science|By Daniel Putman|This short book (130 pages of text) is an essential addition to the history of astronomy. Very little data is available about Henrietta Leavitt, the woman who made one of the most important discoveries in astronomy. As the author notes, she left no diaries, no boxes of letters, no memoirs, and she did not

“A short, excellent account of [Leavitt’s] extraordinary life and achievements.”―Simon Singh, New York Times Book Review

At the beginning of the twentieth century, scientists argued over the size of the universe: was it, as the astronomer Harlow Shapley argued, the size of the Milky Way, or was there more truth to Edwin Hubble’s claim that our own galaxy is just one among billions?

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You easily download any file type for your gadget.Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe (Great Discoveries)   |  George Johnson.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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