| Edition |
[Enhanced Credo edition] |
| Description |
1 online resource (41 entries) : 64 images ; digital files. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy
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Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-179). |
| Contents |
1. Enheduanna (XXIV BC) -- 2. Aganice (XX BC) -- 3. Theano (sixth century BC) -- 4. Aglaonike (V BC or 200 BC) -- 5. Hypatia of Alexandria (355 or 370 ca. to 415) -- 6. Sonduk (?-647) -- 7. Fátima of Madrid (tenth century) -- 8. Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) -- 9. Sophie Brahe (1556-1643) -- 10. Maria Cunitz (1610-1664) -- 11. Elisabetha Catherina Koopman Hevelius (1647-1693) -- 12. Jeanne Dumée (1660-1706) -- 13. Maria Margarethe Winkelmann-Kirch (1670-1720) -- 14. Maddalena (1673-1744) and Teresa (1679-1767) Manfredi -- 15. Maria Clara Eimmart (1676-1707) -- 16. Christine (1696-1782) and Margaretha (1703-1744) Kirch -- 17. Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet (1706-1749) -- 18. Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799) -- 19. Nicole-Reine Étable de la Brière Lepaute (1723-1788) -- 20. Louise Elisabeth Félicité Pourra de la Madeleine Du Piérry (1746-?) -- 21. Caroline Lucretia Herschel (1750-1848) -- 22. Margaret Bryan (1760?-1816) -- 23. Wang Zhenyi (1768-1797) -- 24. Marie-Jeanne Amélie Harlay Lefrancais de Lalande (1768-1832) -- 25. Mary Fairfax-Somerville (1780-1872) -- Conclusions. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
This book tells the lives of twenty-five female scientists, with specific attention to astronomers and mathematicians. The book will be of interest to all who wish to learn more about the women from antiquity to the nineteenth century who played such key roles in the history of astronomy and science despite living and working in largely male-dominated worlds. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Local Note |
Credo Reference. |
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Credo Reference General Reference |
| Subject |
Women in astronomy -- History.
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Women in astronomy. |
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History. |
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Women astronomers -- Biography.
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Women astronomers. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Women in mathematics -- History.
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Women in mathematics. |
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Women mathematicians -- Biography.
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Women mathematicians. |
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Women in science -- History.
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Women in science. |
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Women scientists -- Biography.
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Women scientists -- Biography. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 3319261258 9783319261256 (DLC) 2016932888 xxvi, 179 pages : illustrations |
| ISBN |
9781786843326 electronic version |
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9783319261256 alkaline paper |
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