Maria Mitchell: The Soul of an AstronomerIn the mid-1800s, a turbulent time when women were often thought to be unworthy of higher education, Maria Mitchell rose above the prejudices of the day to become America's first professional woman astronomer. This exciting biography tells the story of Maria Mitchell's life, her amazing achievements, and her faith that saw God's handiwork in the heavens. "Gormley successfully paints a picture of a world that failed to mold Mitchell to its standards, focusing on the telling details that bring the story to life. Inspiring and incisive." -- "Kirkus Reviews" |
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User Review - KirkusOne of those important pieces of history that somehow never made it into textbooks: the story of Maria Mitchell, a self-taught astronomer who discovered Comet Mitchell, served as an inspiring teacher ... Read full review
Contents
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A Quaker Family | 13 |
A Temple of Knowledge | 23 |
No Longer a Friend | 35 |
Comet Mitchell | 43 |
The Hardest Year | 53 |
The World Beyond Nantucket | 63 |
A Magnificent Enterprise | 75 |
Women Studying Together | 85 |
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Page x - ... to certain midnight apparitions. The Aurora Borealis is always a pleasant companion ; a meteor seems to come like a messenger from departed spirits ; and the blossoming of trees in the moonlight becomes a sight looked for with pleasure. -' Aside from the study of astronomy, there is the same enjoyment in a night upon the housetop, with the stars, as in the midst of other grand scenery ; there is the same subdued quiet and grateful seriousness ; a calm to the troubled spirit, and a hope to the...
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| Title | Maria Mitchell: The Soul of an Astronomer MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 |
| Author | Beatrice Gormley |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Eerdmans Young Readers, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0802852645, 9780802852649 |
| Length | 137 pages |
| Subjects | › › Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology |
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