The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars
The 11th Annual Biard lecture is presented by the OSU Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics created and endowed by a generous estate gift by the late Captain Forrest R. Biard, U.S. Navy. This lecture is free and open to the public.
Dava Sobel, a former New York Times science reporter, is the author of Longitude (Walker 1995 and 2005, Penguin 1996), Galileo's Daughter (Walker 1999 and 2011, Penguin 2000), The Planets (Viking 2005, Penguin 2006), and A More Perfect Heaven (Walker / Bloomsbury, 2011 and 2012). She has also co-authored six books, including Is Anyone Out There? with astronomer Frank Drake. A long-time science contributor to Harvard Magazine, Audubon, Discover, Life, Omni, and The New Yorker, she currently writes for the on-line Aeon.
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The Ohio Union - Performance Hall 1739 N. High Street Department of Astronomy astronomy@osu.edu America/New_York publicThe Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars
The 11th Annual Biard lecture is presented by the OSU Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics created and endowed by a generous estate gift by the late Captain Forrest R. Biard, U.S. Navy. This lecture is free and open to the public.
Dava Sobel, a former New York Times science reporter, is the author of Longitude (Walker 1995 and 2005, Penguin 1996), Galileo's Daughter (Walker 1999 and 2011, Penguin 2000), The Planets (Viking 2005, Penguin 2006), and A More Perfect Heaven (Walker / Bloomsbury, 2011 and 2012). She has also co-authored six books, including Is Anyone Out There? with astronomer Frank Drake. A long-time science contributor to Harvard Magazine, Audubon, Discover, Life, Omni, and The New Yorker, she currently writes for the on-line Aeon.
Please register for a free ticket on Eventbrite.
