{"product_id":"miss-leavitts-stars-the-untold-story-of-the-woman-who-discovered-how-to-measure-the-universe","title":"Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eMiss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge Johnson\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780393051285\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eW. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2005\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e176\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eHow big is the universe? In the early twentieth century, scientists took sides. One held that the entire universe was contained in the Milky Way galaxy. Their champion was the strong-willed astronomer Harlow Shapley. Another camp believed that the universe was so vast that the Milky Way was just one galaxy among billions--the view that would prevail, proven by the equally headstrong Edwin Hubble.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Almost forgotten is the Harvard Observatory computer--a human number cruncher hired to calculate the positions and luminosities of stars in astronomical photographs--who found the key to the mystery. Radcliffe-educated Henrietta Swan Leavitt, fighting ill health and progressive deafness, stumbled upon a new law that allowed astronomers to use variable stars--those whose brightness rhythmically changes--as a cosmic yardstick. \u003cem\u003eMiss Leavitt's Stars\u003c\/em\u003e is both a masterly account of how we measure the universe and the moving story of a neglected genius\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe | George Johnson | Hardcover | 9780393051285 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks F 1786078","offer_id":67793160143000,"sku":"1786078","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/41ruWDTobfL.jpg?v=1792765592","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/miss-leavitts-stars-the-untold-story-of-the-woman-who-discovered-how-to-measure-the-universe","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}