Women in Astronomy: An Introductory Resource Guide

Geller, Margaret

Ames, Joan. Mastery: Interviews with 30 Remarkable People. 1997, Rudra Press.

Geller, Margaret. "The Big Picture" in Natural History, Feb. 2000, vol. 109, p. 74.

Goldsmith, Donald The Astronomers. 1991, St. Martin's Press. The chapter entitled "Mapping the Universe" profiles Geller's life and work.

Greenstein, George Portraits of Discovery. 1998, John Wiley. Chapter 8 of this collection of biographical articles is about Margaret Geller and John Huchra.

Lemonick, Michael The Light at the Edge of the Universe. 1993, Villard/Random House. See especially Chapter 3.

Lightman, Alan & Brawer, Roberta "Interview with Margaret Geller" in Origins. 1990, Harvard U. Press.

Overbye, Dennis Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos. 1992, HarperCollins. See Chapter 19.

Web Sites:

ASP Women Slide Set Page: http://cannon.sfsu.edu/~gmarcy/cswa/history/geller.html

1995 Phi Beta Kappa Commencement Speech: http://gos.sbc.edu/g/geller.html

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Hammel, Heidi

Bortz, Fred: Beyond Jupiter: The Story of Planetary Astronomer Heidi Hammel (2005, Franklin Watts/Scholastic & Joseph Henry Press). A colorful profile of Hammel as a person and scientists, written for teenagers (but enjoyable reading for everyone.)

Flanagan, R. "Observer of the Gas Giants" in Astronomy, July 1997, p. 50.

Web Site:

NASA Quest Bio and Journals: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/people/hammel.html

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Herschel, Caroline (1750-1848)

Alic, Margaret Hypatia’s Heritage: A History of Women in Science. 1986, Beacon Press. Chapter 9 has a good section on Herschel’s work.

Herschel, M. Memoirs and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel. 1876, Appleton.

Higgins, F. Sweeper of the Skies: Caroline Herschel. 1967, Follett. For young people.

Hughes, D. "Caroline Herschel: Comet Huntress" in Journal of the British Astronomical Association, Apr. 1999, vol. 109, p. 78.

Lubbock, C. The Herschel Chronicle. 1933, Cambridge U. Press. Family chronicle of William and Caroline, by his grand-daughter.

Ogilvie, M. "Caroline Herschel's Contributions to Astronomy" in Annals of Science, vol. 32, p. 149 (1975).

Web Sites:

Biography at the History of Math Site:
http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/Mathematicians/Herschel_Caroline.html

Biography by Gary Kronk: http://cometography.com/biographies/herschelc.html

Brief Biography: http://www.plicht.de/chris/07hersch.htm

ASP Women Slide Set Page: http://cannon.sfsu.edu/~gmarcy/cswa/history/herschel.html

The Herschel Museum: http://www.bath-preservation-trust.org.uk/museums/herschel/history.html

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Hoffleit, Dorrit

Hoffleit, Dorrit "Some Glimpses from My Career" in Mercury, Jan/Feb. 1992, p. 16.

Levy, David "Astronomy’s First Lady" in Sky & Telescope, Feb. 1999, p. 89.

Philip, A.G. D., et al, eds. Anni Mirabiles: A Symposium Celebrating the 90th Birthday of Dorrit Hoffleit. 1999, L. Davis Press.

Web Sites:

Brief Biography on LunaTuna: http://lunatuna.com/resources/hoffleit.shtml

Story from the Yale Daily News: http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=7780

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Hogg, Helen Sawyer (1905-1993)

Webb, M. Helen Sawyer Hogg: A Lifetime of Stargazing. 1991, Copp Clark Pitman (Toronto).

Morrison, David & Fraknoi, Andrew "1983 ASP Award Winners: Klumpke Roberts Award to Helen Sawyer Hogg" in Mercury, Nov/Dec. 1983, p. 185.

Pipher, Judith "Obituary for Helen Sawyer Hogg" in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Dec. 1993.

Yost, E. Women of Modern Science. 1959, Greenwood Press. Pp. 31-47 are on Helen Hogg.

Web Sites:

U. of Toronto Library Links to her Obituaries: http://www.astro.utoronto.ca/hsh.html

Brief Talk about her by Tom Bolton: http://www.astro.utoronto.ca/hshbln.html

Brief Bio at ScienceWomen Page: http://www.sdsc.edu/Publications/ScienceWomen/hogg.html

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Huggins, Margaret (1848-1916)

Newall, H. "Dame Margaret Lindsay Huggins" in Monthly Notices of the RAS, vol. 76, p. 278 (Feb. 1916).

Richardson, Robert "Lady Huggins" in The Star Lovers. 1967, Macmillan.

Web Site:

BBC On-line Bio: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/discovery/bypeople/huggins_01.shtml

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