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"The Women Who Mapped the Stars" tells the story of five female computers who worked in obscurity at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s. But the show won't be staged in a theater. Instead, it will be performed at and as a fundraiser for the Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium.
From discovering planets to following comets, women all over the world play a crucial role in astronomy.
Q&A with Dava Sobel, whose new book “The Glass Universe” explores pioneering work by female analysts at the Harvard College Observatory.
Story Posted on May 16, 2021 Telescopes are the most recognizable tool in the astronomer’s toolkit, but equally important are the tools for recording astronomical data. In the 19th century, they included glass photographic plates, which captured snapshots of the night sky through the telescope, and notebooks for recording observations and measurements from the plates. The 24-inch Bruce Doublet telescope installed in Arequipa, Peru. (Courtesy of Harvard College Observatory) Left: Glass plate photograph taken in Arequipa in 1925. (Courtesy of Harvard). Right: Cover of Annie Jump...
Font Size On November 19, 2014 Google commemorated the 57th birthday of Ofra Haza with a Google Doodle. Who? Also in 2014, Google Doodle honored the 151st birthday of Annie Jump Cannon. Who? A few days after that, Wassily Kandinsky was similarly recognized with a Google Doodle on his 148th birthday. Who? Well today is the 100th birthday of Frank Sinatra so obviously Google Doodle must honor Ol' Blue Eyes. If you thought that you would be wrong. Relative nonentities receive honors from Google but when it comes to a major cultural icon on his 100th birthday, they amazingly chose...