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Exploring space : women who led the way / Nancy Dickmann.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: New York, NY : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2022Description: 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781338800319
  • 9781338800326
  • 9781668806623
  • 1338800310
  • 1338800329
  • 1668806622
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 920 DIC 629.45/0092/2 B 23
LOC classification:
  • TL793 .D493 2022
Other classification:
  • JNF007120
Contents:
Henrietta Swan Leavitt -- Katherine Johnson -- Stephanie Wilson -- Andrea Ghez -- Hypatia -- Maria Kirch -- Wang Zhenyi -- Annie Jump Cannon -- Mary Golda Ross -- Valentina Tereshkova -- Mae Jamison -- Diana Trujillo.
Summary: From studying stars and discovering comets to flying into space as pioneering astronauts, women have been central to learning about space. Female astronomers gave us our first understanding of how large the universe really is and how much matter it contains. They were key to designing humans' first rocket-powered flights into space. And as soon as women could go into space themselves, they were eager to do so: some 65 women have now become space travelers. This book tells their stories and describes their vital contributions.
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Booklist, August 2022

From studying stars and discovering comets to flying into space as pioneering astronauts, women have been central to learning about space. Female astronomers gave us our first understanding of how large the universe really is and how much matter it contains. They were key to designing humans' first rocket-powered flights into space. And as soon as women could go into space themselves, they were eager to do so: some 65 women have now become space travelers. This book tells their stories and describes their vital contributions.

Includes bibliographical references (page 48) and index.

Henrietta Swan Leavitt -- Katherine Johnson -- Stephanie Wilson -- Andrea Ghez -- Hypatia -- Maria Kirch -- Wang Zhenyi -- Annie Jump Cannon -- Mary Golda Ross -- Valentina Tereshkova -- Mae Jamison -- Diana Trujillo.

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