Maria Mitchell
The Soul of an Astronomer
by Beatrice Gormley
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In the mid-1800s, a turbulent time when women were often thought to be unworthy of higher education, Maria Mitchell rose above the prejudices of the day to become America's first professional woman astronomer. This exciting biography tells the story of Maria Mitchell's life, her amazing achievements, and her faith that saw God's handiwork in the heavens. - Back cover.
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Juvenile literature, Biography, Women astronomers, Astronomers, Women, Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889 -- Juvenile literature., Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889., Women astronomers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature., Astronomers., Women -- Biography., Mitchell, maria, 1818-1889, Astronomy, juvenile literaturePeople
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Maria Mitchell: The Soul of an Astronomer
February 2004, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Paperback
in English
0802852645 9780802852649
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Maria Mitchell: The Soul of an Astonomer
October 2003, Tandem Library
Library binding
in English
1417645237 9781417645237
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Maria Mitchell: the soul of an astronomer
1995, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
in English
0802851169 9780802851161
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"On August 1, 1818, in the "birthing room" off the kitchen of a gray-shingled house in Nantucket, a baby girl was born to William and Lydia Mitchell."
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"On August 1, 1818, in the "birthing room" off the kitchen of a gray-shingled house in Nantucket, a baby girl was born to William and Lydia Mitchell."
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