Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals

Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals

"Sweeping" the heavensDiscovery of the comet, 1847Frederick VI. and the cometLetters from G. P. Bond and Hon. Edward EverettAdmiral SmythAmerican AcademyAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceExtract from diary, 1855Dorothea DixEstherDivers extracts from diary, 1853, 1854Comet of 1854Computations for cometVisit to Cape CodSandwich and PlymouthPilgrim HallRev. James Freeman ClarkeAccidents in observing Adams and LeverrierThe discovery of the planet NeptuneExtract from papersProfessor Bond, of Cambridge, Mass.ParisImperial observatoryMons. and Mme. LeverrierReception at Leverrier'sRooms in observatoryRomeImpressionsApartments in Rome and ParisCustomsHoly weekVespers at St. Peter'sWomenFrederika BremerPaul AkersHarriet HosmerCollegio RomanoFather SecchiGalileoVisit to the Roman observatoryPermission from Cardinal AntonelliSpectroscope Life at Vassar CollegeAnxious mammasFaculty meetingsPresident HillProfessor PeirceBurlington, Ia., and solar eclipseClasses at VassarProfessor Mitchell and her pupilsExtracts from diaryAids ScholarshipsAddress to her studentsImagination in science"I am but a woman"Maria Mitchell endowment fundEmperor of BrazilPresident Raymond's deathDome partiesComet, 1881The apple-tree"Honor girls"Mr. Matthew Arnold Her ancestors, on both sides, were Quakers for many generations; and it was in consequence of the intolerance of the early Puritans that these ancestors had been obliged to flee from the State of Massachusetts, and to settle upon this island, which, at that time, belonged to the State of New York. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 10202
Author: Mitchell, Maria
Release Date: Nov 1, 2003
Format: eBook
Language: English