Bibliograph

Her eyes on the stars, Maria Mitchell, astronomer, by Laurie Wallmark ; illustrated by Liz Wong

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Label

Her eyes on the stars, Maria Mitchell, astronomer, by Laurie Wallmark ; illustrated by Liz Wong

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Her eyes on the stars

Oclc number

1330403689

Responsibility statement

by Laurie Wallmark ; illustrated by Liz Wong

Sub title

Maria Mitchell, astronomer

Summary

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

Target audience

primary

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