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The Glass Universe How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars

Dava Sobel

From #1 In the mid-nineteenth century, the Harvard College Observatory began employing women as calculators, or “human computers,” to interpret the observations their male counterparts made via telescope each night. At the outset this group included the wives, sisters, and daughters of the resident...

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It was mentioned as a book about the careers of a group of female astronomers in the early 20th century, who were called "Pickering's Harem", and their contributions were largely overlooked.

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Yeah, Dava Sobel. Dava Sobel.

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It was mentioned as a book about the careers of a group of female astronomers in the early 20th century, who were called "Pickering's Harem", and their contributions were largely overlooked.

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Yeah, Dava Sobel. Dava Sobel.

The Glass Universe.

Yeah, we had Dava here to talk about that book.

Yeah, and it's an incredible story but Hubble knew about that work which is remarkable.

Episode: The Stars That Guide Us, with Nainoa Thompson

The book discussed the women at the Harvard College Observatory, who played a pivotal role in understanding how stars function, was mentioned briefly during the podcast.

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Your sisters of the sun.

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