The Unforgotten Sisters Female Astronomers and Scientists before Caroline Herschel /

Taking inspiration from Siv Cedering's poem in the form of a fictional letter from Caroline Herschel that refers to "my long, lost sisters, forgotten in the books that record our science", this book tells the lives of twenty-five female scientists, with specific attention to astronome...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bernardi, Gabriella (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Popular Astronomy,
Subjects:
Solar system.
Astronomy.
Science-History.
Astronomy-Observations.
Physics-Philosophy.
Space Physics.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
History of Science.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • En Heduanna
  • Aganice
  • Sonduk
  • Teano
  • Aglaonike
  • Hypatia of Alexandria
  • Fatima of Madrid
  • Ildelgard of Bingen
  • Sophie Brahe
  • Maria Cunitz
  • Elisabetha Hevelius
  • Maria Clara Eimmart
  • Maria Margarethe Winkelmann
  • Teresa and Maddalena Manfredi.

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