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An edition of Maria Mitchell (1995)

Maria Mitchell

the soul of an astronomer

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A biography of the first female science professor at Vassar College and the first American woman astronomer.

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Publisher
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Language
English
Pages
123

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Subjects

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 literature

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Maria Mitchell (1818-1889)

Places

United States
Edition Availability
Cover of: Maria Mitchell
Maria Mitchell: The Soul of an Astronomer
February 2004, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Paperback in English
Cover of: Maria Mitchell
Maria Mitchell: The Soul of an Astonomer
October 2003, Tandem Library
Library binding in English
Cover of: Maria Mitchell
Maria Mitchell: the soul of an astronomer
1995, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
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Book Details

Table of Contents

Introduction
A devout astronomer
A Quaker family
A temple of knowledge
No longer a friend
Comet Mitchell
The hardest year
The world beyond Nantucket
A magnificent enterprise
Women studying together
More than Astronomy
The curtain that hides the infinite

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-117) and index.
"Women of spirit"--Cover.

Published in
Grand Rapids, Mich.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
520/.92, B
Library of Congress
QB36.M7 G67 1995, QB36.M7G67 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 123 p., [16] p. of plates
Number of pages
123
Dimensions
21 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL789558M
ISBN 10
0802851169, 0802850995
ISBN 13
9780802851161, 9780802850997
LCCN
95021980
Library Thing
573043
Goodreads
4357377

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First Sentence

"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."

Work Description

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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