In the mid-nineteenth century, the Harvard College Observatory began employing women as calculators, or “human computers,”... Zobraziť viac
Before they even had the right to vote, a group of remarkable women were employed by Harvard College Observatory as ‘Human... Zobraziť viac
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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
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
