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" Maria Mitchell, astronomer / "
Dale Anderson.
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BL
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1008630
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b763000
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| Main Entry
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Anderson, Dale,1953-
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| Title & Author
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Maria Mitchell, astronomer /\ Dale Anderson.
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| Publication Statement
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Philadelphia :: Chelsea House Publishers,, ©2003.
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Women in science
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110 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 24 cm.
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0791072495
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: 9780791072493
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Includes bibliographical references (page 102) and index.
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| Contents
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Watching the sun disappear -- A child of Nantucket: 1818-1835 -- Teaching and learning: 1835-1847 -- Earning a medal: 1847-1855 -- Expanding the horizon: 1855-1861 -- Mitchell as professor: 1862-1869 -- Carrying the torch for women: 1869-1876 -- The force of personal character.
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| Abstract
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Profiles a Vassar professor who was one of the most famous astronomers in the United States at the end of the nineteenth century and whose central message to her students was "never cease to wonder."
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Mitchell, Maria,1818-1889
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Mitchell, Maria,1818-1889.
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Mitchell, Maria,1818-1889
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Astronomers-- United States, Biography, Juvenile literature.
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Astronomers.
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Scientists.
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Women, Biography.
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Astronomers.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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520/.92
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B
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QB36.M7A64 2003
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