MARC Record from Library of Congress

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100 1 $aAnderson, Dale,$d1953-
245 10 $aMaria Mitchell, astronomer /$cDale Anderson.
260 $aPhiladelphia :$bChelsea House Publishers,$cc2003.
300 $a110 p. :$bill. (some col.) ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aWomen in science
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 102) and index.
520 $aProfiles a Vassar professor who was one of the most famous astronomers in the United States at the end of the nineteenth century and whose central message to her students was "never cease to wonder."
505 0 $aWatching the sun disappear -- A child of Nantucket: 1818-1835 -- Teaching and learning: 1835-1847 -- Earning a medal: 1847-1855 -- Expanding the horizon: 1855-1861 -- Mitchell as professor: 1862-1869 -- Carrying the torch for women: 1869-1876 -- The force of personal character.
600 10 $aMitchell, Maria,$d1818-1889$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aAstronomers$zUnited States$vBiography$vJuvenile literature.
600 11 $aMitchell, Maria,$d1818-1889.
650 1 $aAstronomers.
650 1 $aScientists.
650 1 $aWomen$vBiography.
830 0 $aWomen in science (Chelsea House Publishers)