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In the mid-1800s, a turbulent time when women were often thought to be unworthy of higher education, Maria Mitchell rose above the prejudices of her 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.
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The story of one of America's first professional astronomers and the changes that led to science being a male-dominated field There are a number of intellectual women from the 19th century whose crucial roles in the philosophical, social, and scientific debates that roiled the era have not been fully examined.Among them is the astronomer Maria Mitchell. Given the relative dearth of women scientists today, most of us assume that science has always been a masculine domain. But as Ren e Bergland reminds us, science and humanities were not seen as separate spheres in the nineteenth century; indeed, before the Civil War, women flourished in science and mathematics, disciplines that were considered less politically threatening and less profitable than the humanities. Mitchell apprenticed with her father, an amateur astronomer; taught herself the higher math of the day; and for years regularly swept the clear Nantucket night sky with the telescope in her rooftop observatory. In 1847, thanks to these diligent sweeps, Mitchell discovered a comet and was catapulted to international fame. Within a few years she was one of America's first professional astronomers; as computer of Venus--a sort of human calculator--for the U.S. Navy's Nautical Almanac, she calculated the planet's changing position. After an intellectual tour of Europe that included a winter in Rome with Sophia and Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mitchell was invited to join the founding faculty at Vassar College, where she spent her later years mentoring the next generation of women astronomers. Tragically, opportunities for her students dried up over the next few decades as the increasingly male scientific establishment began to close ranks. Mitchell protested this cultural shift in vain. In this compulsively readable biography, Ren e Bergland chronicles the ideological, academic, and economic changes that led to the original sexing of science--now so familiar that most of us have never known it any other way.
Maria Mitchell's curiosity about the night sky led her to spend hours studying the stars. She discovered a comet as a young woman, winning an award from the King of Denmark for being the first person to discover a new comet using a telescope. Now famous as "the lady astronomer," Maria went on to become a professional astronomer, an unheard of achievement for a woman in the 19th century. She was the first woman to get any kind of government job when she was hired by the United States Naval Observatory. Then as the first woman astronomy professor in the world, Maria used her position at Vassar College to teach young women to set their sights on the sky, training new generations of female astronomers. Her story inspires all of us to reach for the stars.
Sweeper in the Sky - The Life of Maria Mitchell: First Woman Astronomer in America
Helen Wright
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2020
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Sweeper in the Sky; the Life of Maria Mitchell, First Woman Astronomer in America
Helen 1914- Wright
Hassell Street Press
2021
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Sweeper in the Sky; the Life of Maria Mitchell, First Woman Astronomer in America
Helen 1914- Wright
Hassell Street Press
2021
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Teaching with technology is a vital component of today’s elementary mathetmatics teaching, but it's often treated as a "tack-on" rather than a truly integrated component of the curriculum. Elementary Mathematics through Technology walks readers step by step through the process of interweaving math content pedagogy and the most current technology available to enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics. More than mere suggested weblinks, this fresh approach to math methods and content features: An overview of digital technologies available today with concrete suggestions for putting them to best practice in the elementary mathematics classroom. Effective ways to incoporate social networking tools that today’s students know , but that have not yet been embraced in the classroom. Technology-based model lessons and sample activities that provide coverage of both the standards as espoused by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the International Society for Technology in Education standards (NETS). Extensive tables, diagrams, graphics, cartoons, and other visual components that help clarify concepts. Accessibly written and full of examples, strategies, and more, this text is sure to guide pre- and in-service teachers through the necessary thinking to meaninfgully integrate today’s technologies, mathematical content, and pedagogy.
Teaching with technology is a vital component of today’s elementary mathetmatics teaching, but it's often treated as a "tack-on" rather than a truly integrated component of the curriculum. Elementary Mathematics through Technology walks readers step by step through the process of interweaving math content pedagogy and the most current technology available to enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics. More than mere suggested weblinks, this fresh approach to math methods and content features: An overview of digital technologies available today with concrete suggestions for putting them to best practice in the elementary mathematics classroom. Effective ways to incoporate social networking tools that today’s students know , but that have not yet been embraced in the classroom. Technology-based model lessons and sample activities that provide coverage of both the standards as espoused by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the International Society for Technology in Education standards (NETS). Extensive tables, diagrams, graphics, cartoons, and other visual components that help clarify concepts. Accessibly written and full of examples, strategies, and more, this text is sure to guide pre- and in-service teachers through the necessary thinking to meaninfgully integrate today’s technologies, mathematical content, and pedagogy.
This book is a pioneering contribution to the history of the founding of the West German political system after the Second World War. The political cooperation between Catholics and Protestants that resulted in the formation of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in occupied and early West Germany represented a significant change from a long history of hostility in confessional relations. Given that the CDU went on to dominate politics in West Germany well into the 1960s, Maria D. Mitchell argues that an understanding of what made this interconfessional party possible is crucial to an exploration of German history in the postwar period. She examines the political history of party formation as well as the religious beliefs and motivations that shaped the party's philosophy and positions. She provides an authoritative guide to the complex processes of maneuvering and negotiation that produced the CDU during 1945-46. The full range of political possibilities is discussed, including the suppressed alternatives to the Adenauer/Erhard axis that eventually defined the party's trajectory during the 1950s and the abortive Christian Socialism associated with Jacob Kaiser.
In India - Sketches Of Indian Life And Travel From Letters and Journals
Maria Mitchell
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2010
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From Wedding Rings to Imperfect Dreams is a moving memoir of Maria Mitchell's journey as a young widow. After marrying Tyrone, the man she longingly hoped for, Maria's love story was cut short after losing him to cancer two years into their marriage.Including intimate musings, this incredibly poignant story gives an honest account of the highs and lows of this heart-breaking journey but also echos the message that love prevails. In the foretelling of this story and in honour of Tyrone's legacy, some of his actual words as a spoken word artist and writer are delicately interwoven, expressed and memorialised within the pages of this memoir.From Wedding Rings to Imperfect Dreams offers much-needed support to anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one. It includes a 'call to action'- sharing how family, friends, the wider community, churches and faith groups can extend meaningful and practical consideration and support that empowers those that are grieving. In this stunning memoir, Maria shares a heartfelt letter to other widows, letting them know they are loved, seen, listened to and never forgotten.A beautiful read full of hope, love, perseverance and faith, reminding us that even in our darkest moments there is light along our paths.
Marthas Gift - A Story for the Freedchildren is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1868. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.