Maria Mitchell: A Life in Journals and Letters - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1883551897 ISBN 13: 9781883551896

Publisher: College Ave Pr, 2001

About this title

From the Publisher:

"How one wanted to peep in that notebook of hers," recalled a colleague of renowned astronomer Maria Mitchell. Thanks to the notable work of Professor Henry Albers, we are now offered a fascinating "peep" into that "mine of riches" penned by Maria Mitchell during the course of her legendary life.

About the Author:

Henry Albers, benefiting from his thirty-two years as astronomy professor at Vassar College, has woven together the significant writings of his earliest predecessor, Maria Mitchell, to deliver to us the extraordinary story of the devoted observer of the sky as she matured into a celebrated nineteenth century astronomer, pioneering educator, and dedicated women's advocate.

Born in Andover, Massachusetts, Professor Albers graduated from Harvard College in 1950 and earned advanced degrees from the University of Minnesota and Case Institute. His career has been as a teacher at Vassar College, where he occupied the Alumnae Maria Mitchell Chair, and as an observational astronomer, primarily at the Interamerican Observatory in Chile. He has traveled extensively as an astronomical researcher and lecturer.

Henry Albers lives in Fairhope, Alabama with his wife, the former Wilma Clarice Smith. He volunteers as a science and math tutor and teaches astronomy in adult education programs. His work, "Maria Mitchell: A Life in Journals and Letters," shows a woman of modest origin becoming a significant force in our society, motivated by her love of science and her unswerving pursuit of truth.

About this edition

• Publisher: College Ave Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1883551897
• ISBN 13: 9781883551896
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 370
• Editor: Albers Henry