Women in Astronomy: An Introductory Resource Guide

Klumpke Roberts, Dorothea (1861-1942)

Aitken, Robert "Dorothea Klumpke Roberts" in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Dec. 1942, vol. 54, p. 217.

Bracher, Katherine "Dorothea Klumpke Roberts: A Forgotten Astronomer" in Mercury, Sep/Oct. 1981, p. 139.

Klumpke, Dorothea "A Night in a Balloon" in Century Magazine, vol. 60, p. 276 (1900).

Reynolds, J. "Dorothea Klumpke Roberts" in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 104, no. 2, p. 92 (1944).

Weitzenhoffer, Kenneth "The Triumph of Dorothea Klumpke" in Sky & Telescope, Aug. 1986, p. 109.

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Leavitt, Henrietta (1868-1921)

Bailey, Solon "Henrietta Swan Leavitt" in Popular Astronomy, vol. 30, p. 197 (Apr. 1922).

Crowe, Michael Modern Theories of the Universe from Herschel to Hubble. 1994, Dover. See especially Chapter 6.

Ferguson, Kitty Measuring the Universe. 1999, Walker. Chronicle of how distances were found in the universe, with good discussions of contributions by individual astronomers.

Jones, Bessie & Boyd, Lyle The Harvard College Observatory (1839-1919). 1971, Harvard U. Press. See Chapters 10 and 11.

Mitchell, H. "Henrietta Leavitt and the Cepheid Variables" in The Physics Teacher, Mar. 1976, vol. 14, p. 162.

Moore, Patrick Astronomers’ Stars. 1987, Norton. Chapter 10 concerns Leavitt’s work on Cepheids.

Richardson, Robert "Henrietta Leavitt" in The Star Lovers. 1967, Macmillan.

Web Sites:

Brief Bio at PBS Science Odyssey: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/baleav.html

Very Brief Bio from the Encylopedia Brittanica: http://women.eb.com/women/articles/Leavitt_Henrietta_Swan.html

Biographical Information at the Contributions of Women to Physics Site at UCLA: http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~cwp/Phase2/Leavitt,_Henrietta_Swan@871234567.html

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

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Luu, Jane

Bartusiak, Marcia "The Remarkable Odyssey of Jane Luu" in Astronomy, Feb. 1996, p. 46.

Web Sites:

Her 1999 Article on the Kuiper Belt: http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~luu/NYarticle.html

Her science home page: http://www.fwn.leidenuniv.nl/gs/astronomy/staff/luu.htm

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Maury, Antonia (1866-1952)

Hoffleit, Dorrit "Antonia Maury" in Sky & Telescope, Mar. 1952, p. 106.

Jones, Bessie & Boyd, Lyle The Harvard College Observatory (1839-1919). 1971, Harvard U. Press. See Chapter 5 and 11 on Maury’s work with spectra.

Web Sites:

Very Brief Bio on X-Reference: http://w1.xrefer.com/entry/173022

Brief Bio Among Other Harvard Women Astronomers: http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/1998/03.19/ReachingfortheS.html

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Mitchell, Maria (1818-1889)

Belserene, Emelia "Maria Mitchell: 19th Century Astronomer" in Astronomy Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 19, p. 133 (1986).

Gormley, Beatrice Maria Mitchell: The Soul of an Astronomer. 1995,Eerdmans Publishing. A book for youngsters.

Kendall, Phoebe Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals. 1896, Lee and Shepard.

Kidwell, P. "Three Women of American Astronomy" in American Scientist, May/June 1990, p. 244.

Kohlstedt, S. "Maria Mitchell and the Advancement of Women in Science" in P. Abir-Am &

Outram, D., eds. Uneasy Careers and Intimate Lives: Women in Science 1789-1979. 1987, Rutgers U. Press.

Matyas, C. "Maria Mitchell: First Woman Astronomer in America" in Science Digest, Aug. 1961, vol. 50, no. 8, p. 51.

Merriam, Eve, ed. Growing Up Female in America: Ten Lives. 1971, Doubleday. Has excerpts from Mitchell’s diary in the section about her (pp. 75-92).

Morgan, Helen Maria Mitchell: First Lady of American Astronomy. 1977, Westminster. For children.

Opalko, J. "Maria Mitchells' Haunting Legacy" in Sky & Telescope, May 1992, p. 505.

McPhersonWright, Stephanie Rooftop Astronomer: A Story About Maria Mitchell. 1990, Creative Minds. A book for young children.

Wright, Helen Sweeper in the Sky: The Life of Maria Mitchell. 1950, Macmillan. (Recently reprinted by College Avenue Press, P.O. Box 75, Clinton Corners, NY 12514)

Web Sites:

Eclipse-chasing Web Page at Vassar: http://physicsandastronomy.vassar.edu/mariamitchell/mitchell.html

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

Short biography: http://www.netsrq.com/~dbois/mitchell.html

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