As an astronomy library, we like to press to the edges of modern librarianship to explore strange new technology, to seek out new services and new innovations, to boldly go where (almost) no library has gone before… space, the final frontier. In order to make this dream a reality, we…
Two pages full of star charts and drawings for your weekend. Both from the same Dorrit Hoffleit notebook from 1936.
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Join us and @ProjectPHaEDRA as we explore Williamina Fleming's foundational work by transcribing her notebooks (and the research of other women computers): https://s.si.edu/2ZqFYUb.
And learn more about her life and legacy: https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2017/01/williamina-fleming
#BecauseOfHerStory ✨
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