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What stars are made of the life of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
"Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was the revolutionary scientific thinker who discovered what stars are made of. But her name is hard to find alongside those of Hubble, Herschel, and other great astronomers. Donovan Moore tells the story of Payne's life of determination against all the obstacles...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard University Press
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was the revolutionary scientific thinker who discovered what stars are made of. But her name is hard to find alongside those of Hubble, Herschel, and other great astronomers. Donovan Moore tells the story of Payne's life of determination against all the obstacles a patriarchal society erected against her"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780674245242 0674245245 9780674245228 0674245229 |