Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: An Autobiography and Other Recollections

by Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

Book Overview

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin became acclaimed in her lifetime as the greatest woman astronomer of all time. Her own story of her professional life, work and scientific achievements is augmented by the personal recollections of her daughter, Katherine Haramundanis, as well as a scientific appreciation by Jesse Greenstein, a historical essay by Peggy Kidwell and, in this new edition, an introduction by Virginia Trimble. Payne-Gaposchkin's overwhelming love...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521482518
• ISBN13: 9780521482516
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.8"