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6 Δεκ 2016 · The “glass universe” of half a million plates that Harvard amassed over the ensuing decades—through the generous support of Mrs. Anna Palmer Draper, the widow of a pioneer in stellar photography—enabled the women to make extraordinary discoveries that attracted worldwide acclaim.
6 Δεκ 2016 · This book details how the door to the male only field of astronomy was first cracked and slowly flung open by a dedicated group of women who knew that they should have an equal part in discovering the mysteries of the universe.
13 Δεκ 2023 · One place where, more than a century ago, women managed to have some presence in professional astronomy was in the founding in 1899 of the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America (AASA; renamed the American Astronomical Society [AAS] in 1914), with 11 women 1 among its 113 charter members.
5 Ιαν 2022 · Three particular early astronomical women display diverse scientific contributions, though the paths by which they entered the male world of astronomy are distinct. The eighteenth-century Frenchwoman Émilie du Châtelet and the nineteenth-century Scotswoman Mary Somerville each enhanced existing astrophysical theory, as described in the poet ...
The book investigates the place of women in astronomy before that era, recounted in the form of biographies of about 25 women born between 1650 and 1900 who in varying capacities contributed to its progress during the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
1 Ιαν 2022 · These case studies of early women astronomers reveal strong parallels in women’s access and participation in astronomy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe. A lack of access to an academic education can be identified as a key obstacle to scientific women.
10 Ιαν 2024 · The outstanding achievements of women astronomers who shattered gender norms, leaving an indelible mark on our comprehension of the cosmos.
