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Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer

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Author: Burleigh, Robert
Illustrator: ón, Raúl
ISBN:978-1-4169-5819-2
Publication Date:Feb 2013
Publisher:Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Imprint:Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $19.99
Book Description:

Henrietta Levitt was the first person to discover the scientific importance of a star's brightness--so why has no one heard of her? Learn all about a female pioneer of astronomy in this picture book biography. Henrietta Swan Leavitt was born on July 4, 1868, and she changed the course of astronomy when she was just twenty-five years old. Henrietta spent years measuring star positions and sizes from photographs taken by the telescope at the Harvard College...
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Book Details
Pages:32
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology
Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Astronomy
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):8.5 x 11 x 0.3 Inches
Book Weight:1.005 Pounds



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