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Rakow Reads: The Glass Universe

Apr 10th, 2019
Time: 06:00pm
Location: The Corning Museum of Glass, One Museum Way , Corning NY
Phone: (800)-732-6845

Join us for a discussion of The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars with author Dava Sobel. Sobel tells the little-known true story of the women who worked at the Harvard Observatory and the impact of their contributions on the field of astronomy. The book features the stories of female philanthropists, computers, astronomers, and astrophysicists, including well-known names like Williamina Fleming, Antonia Maury, Annie Jump Cannon, Henrietta Leavitt, and Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin.

Space is limited. Please RSVP to rakow@cmog.org or +1 (607) 438-5300.

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