Before they even had the right to vote, a group of remarkable women were employed by Harvard College Observatory as ‘Human Computers' to interpret the observations made via telescope by their male counterparts each night... Zobraziť viac
In the mid-nineteenth century, the Harvard College Observatory began employing women as calculators, or “human computers,” to interpret the observations their male counterparts made via telescope each night. At the outset this group included the ... Zobraziť viac
Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science – and the untold story of the young women who trained in her laboratory. Zobraziť viac
The tenth anniversary edition of the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest... Zobraziť viac
An award-winning science journalist traces the development of the marine chronometer by an obscure, uneducated clock maker--an invention that revolutionized sailing by allowing navigators to determine their ship's longitude. Reprint. Tour. Zobraziť viac
