The unforgotten sisters : female astronomers and scientists before Caroline Herschel /: female astronomers and scientists before Caroline Herschel. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gabriella Bernardi.
• Authors: Bernardi, Gabriella
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Cham New York Chichester, UK : Springer Published in association with Praxis Publishing
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvi, 179 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 520.92; Physics; Women in astronomy -- History; Women astronomers -- Biography; Women in mathematics -- History; Women mathematicians -- Biography; Women in science -- History; Women scientists -- Biography; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology; SCIENCE -- Astronomy; Women astronomers; Women in astronomy; Women in mathematics; Women in science; Women mathematicians; Women scientists; Physics; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences; Popular Science in Astronomy; History of Science; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics; Science -- History; Science -- Physics; Popular astronomy & space; History of science; Astronomy, space & time; Astrophysics; Astronomy; History; Science -- Astrophysics & Space Science; Astronautics; Electronic books; Biography; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319261270; 3319261274
• Related ISBNs: 9783319261256; 3319261258
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-179).; Note: Print version record.
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