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Women astronomers reaching for the stars
| Title | Women astronomers reaching for the stars |
| Names | Armstrong, Mabel. |
| Book Number | DB068921 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | Profiles twenty-one female scientists highlighting their education, the obstacles they overcame, and their contributions to astronomy. Ranges from early astronomers in Babylonia and Egypt to twentieth-century Europeans and Americans. Discusses technological developments, the process of breaking the gender barrier, and gaining an understanding of the universe. For grades 5-8. 2008. |
| Narrator | Cundiff, Kerry. |
| Local Subject | Young Adult Non-Fiction - YN |
| Short Book - SH | |
| Young Adult Book - YA | |
| Biography & Autobiography - BIO | |
| Biography - Historical - BIH | |
| Biography - Contemporary - BIC | |
| Biography - Notable Women - BIW | |
| Biography - Scientists & Explorers - BIT | |
| Juvenile Book - JU | |
| Juvenile Non-Fiction - JN | |
| Audience Notes | Female narrator. |
| For grades 5-8. |
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| LC Subject | Women astronomers |
| Women in astronomy - History |
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| Call Number | j508.2 JNF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2007 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2007 (American Printing House for the Blind, recording studio). |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: Marcola Oregon : Stone Pine Press, c2007. 9780972892957 |