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The Unforgotten Sisters: Female Astronomers and Scientists before Caroline Herschel
Gabriella Bernardi
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Description for The Unforgotten Sisters: Female Astronomers and Scientists before Caroline Herschel
Paperback. .
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 astronomers and mathematicians. Each of the presented biographies is organized as a kind of personal file which sets the biographee's life in its historical context, documents her main works, highlights some curious facts, and records citations about her. The selected figures are among the most representative of this neglected world, including such ... Read more
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 astronomers and mathematicians. Each of the presented biographies is organized as a kind of personal file which sets the biographee's life in its historical context, documents her main works, highlights some curious facts, and records citations about her. The selected figures are among the most representative of this neglected world, including such ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Springer-Praxis Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
179
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319261256
SKU
V9783319261256
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About Gabriella Bernardi
Gabriella Bernardi holds a degree in Physics and a Master's degree in Popular Science. After having worked at Alenia Spazio in Turin (Rosetta mission), she decided to devote all of her time to science, and especially astronomy. She is currently a freelance journalist for magazines and periodicals and was also involved in the Planetarium and Museum of Astronomy and Space ... Read more
Reviews for The Unforgotten Sisters: Female Astronomers and Scientists before Caroline Herschel
This is a fascinating volume. Each figure is introduced via a historical timeline, which supplies the wider context. ... The Unforgotten Sisters is very well written, in a clear style, and is abundantly illustrated. ... I very much enjoyed The Unforgotten Sisters and learned a great deal from it, and I warmly recommend it to all those interested in the ... Read more