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| Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: an introduction | vii | |
| An introduction to 'The dyer's hand' | 1 | |
| An historical introduction to 'The dyer's hand' | 11 | |
| A personal recollection | 39 | |
| The dyer's hand: an autobiography | ||
| Dedication | 70 | |
| Foreword | 71 | |
| Part I | The Vision Splendid | 75 |
| 1 | Backgrounds | 77 |
| 2 | Beginnings | 84 |
| 3 | Prelude to education | 90 |
| 4 | Birth of a dream | 96 |
| 5 | Dramatic interlude | 104 |
| 6 | The dream fulfilled | 108 |
| 7 | Pathway to the stars | 112 |
| Part II | The Light of Common Day | 127 |
| 8 | England and the United States | 129 |
| 9 | Harvard College Observatory | 137 |
| 10 | The cradle of astrophysics | 144 |
| 11 | Harlow Shapley | 154 |
| 12 | Stellar atmospheres | 159 |
| 13 | Spectra and luminosities | 167 |
| 14 | Editorial experiences | 173 |
| 15 | Visiting astronomers | 177 |
| 16 | At the cross roads | 182 |
| Part III | The Dyer's Hand Subdued | 187 |
| 17 | Turning point | 189 |
| 18 | Prolegomena to variable stars | 198 |
| 19 | International problems | 203 |
| 20 | End of an era | 207 |
| 21 | Retrospect | 213 |
| Part IV | Reflections | 217 |
| 22 | On being a woman | 219 |
| 23 | Science and myth | 228 |
| 24 | Worlds not realized | 234 |
| Bibliography of works by Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin | 239 | |
| Postlude | 256 | |
| Index | 259 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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Tammy Liechty
reviewed Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: An Autobiography and Other Recollections on March 16, 2017 Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: An Autobiography and Other Recollections
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was one of the foremost astronomers of the twentieth century. Among other things, she made remarkable contributions to our understanding of the composition of stars and the behavior of gases in stars. She is also a gifted and engaging writer, and I highly recommend her autobiography.
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