Dante and the Early Astronomer: Science, Adventure, and a Victorian Woman Who Opened the Heavens

by Tracy Daugherty

Book Overview

A fascinating look at the history of astronomy, through the lens of Mary Acworth Evershed (1867-1949)--a woman whose fascination with Dante's Divine Comedy led her to become an experienced observer of sunspots, solar eclipses, and variable stars in the Victorian era.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300239890
• ISBN13: 9780300239898
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.5"