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100 1 a| Johnson, George,d| 1952 January 20-=| ^A179256;

245 10 a| Miss Leavitt's stars :b| the untold story of the woman who discovered how to measure the universe /c| George Johnson.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

300 a| xiv, 162 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 21 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Great discoveries;

500 a| "Atlas books.";

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-150) and index.;

505 0 a| Prologue : the village in the canyon -- Black stars, white nights -- Hunting for variables -- Henrietta's law -- Triangles -- Shapley's ants -- The late, great Milky Way -- In the realm of the nebulae -- The mysterious K -- The cosmic stampede -- Ghost stories -- Epilogue : fire on the mountain.;

600 10 a| Leavitt, Henrietta Swan,d| 1868-1921.=| ^A598388;

650 0 a| Astrometryx| History.=| ^A61023;

650 0 a| Astronomical photometry.=| ^A67091;

830 0 a| Great discoveries.=| ^A564648;

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Miss Leavitt's stars : the untold story of the woman who discovered how to measure the universe / George Johnson.

Author/creator	Johnson, George
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : W.W. Norton, ©2005.
Description	xiv, 162 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Leavitt, Henrietta Swan, 1868-1921. Astrometry--History. Astronomical photometry. Astronomy--United States. --History. --20th century.

Series	Great discoveries Great discoveries. ^A564648
Contents	Prologue : the village in the canyon -- Black stars, white nights -- Hunting for variables -- Henrietta's law -- Triangles -- Shapley's ants -- The late, great Milky Way -- In the realm of the nebulae -- The mysterious K -- The cosmic stampede -- Ghost stories -- Epilogue : fire on the mountain.
General note	"Atlas books."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-150) and index.
LCCN	2005002823
ISBN	0393051285

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