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Prince, Helen Walter Dodson
Alic, Margaret. Helen Walter (Dodson) Prince,
1905-. American astronomer. In Notable women scientists.
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Bailey, Martha J. Dodson, Helen Walter (b.
1905), solar astronomer. In her American women in
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ABC-CLIO, 1994. p. 88.
Q141.B25 1994
Flares and surges. Goucher alumnae quarterly,
v. 28, spring 1950: 7-10. illus., port.
LH1.G64A4, v. 28
About Dr. Dodson and her solar research.
Helen Dodson. Popular astronomy, v. 58, Jan.
1950: 43-44.
QB1.P8, v. 58
Brief note about her appointment as associate professor of
astronomy at the University of Michigan, effective July 1.
Observer of fifty years of solar flares. In The
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Lois Decker O'Neill. Garden City, N.Y., Anchor Press/Doubleday,
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About Helen Dodson Prince.
Ratner, Amy E. The reluctant predictor's place
in the sun. Goucher quarterly, v. 64, winter 1986: 8-10.
illus., port.
LH1.G64, v. 64
About Helen Dodson Prince. The portrait also appears on p.
1 of the issue.
Roberts, Rebecca L. Helen W. Dodson Prince
(1905-), astronomer. In Notable women in the physical
sciences, a biographical dictionary. Edited by Benjamin F.
Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer. Westport, Conn., Greenwood
Press, 1997. p. 315-318.
Q141.N734 1997
Note (1): p. 318. Bibliography: p. 318.
Proctor, Mary
Bailey, Martha J. Proctor, Mary (b. 1862),
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biographical dictionary. Santa Barbara, Calif., ABC-CLIO,
1994. p. 309-310.
Q141.B25 1994
Miss Mary Proctor. Sky, v. 3, Mar. 1939: 30.
QB1.S535, v. 3
Petrusso, Annette. Mary Proctor, 1862-? Irish-born
English-American astronomy writer and educator. In Notable
women scientists. Pamela Proffitt, editor. Detroit, Gale
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Proctor, Mary. In The National cyclopaedia
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p. 282-283.
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Proctor, Mary. In Woman's who's who
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of the United States and Canada. 1914-1915. John William
Leonard, editor-in-chief. New York, American Commonwealth
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Rankin, Joanna Marie
Rankin, Joanna M. In Who's who in
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Rankin, Joanna Marie. In The International
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Ray, Ida E.
Ray, Ida E. Oral history interview with Ida
E. Ray, August 21, 1987. Interviewed by Steven J. Dick and
Robert W. Rhynsburger. U.S. Naval Observatory Oral History
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On her death at age 53 in November 1996.
Huet, Sylvestre. Elisabeth Ribes-Nesme: souvent
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col. illus., col. port.
Q2.S475, 1991
"Pour étudier les variations du Soleil, il faut de la
constance. Elisabeth Ribes-Nesme, astronome à l'observatoire de Meudon,
a de la suite dans les idées, ce qui lui permet d'aligner de beaux resultats
scientifiques, avec l'aide involuntaire de ses prédécesseurs du
XVIIe siècle."
Nesme (Elisabeth, Marie). In Who's
who in France. Qui est qui en France. 26. éd.; 1994-1995.
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Pecker, Jean C. Elizabeth Nesme-Ribes. L'Astronomie,
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Richards, Mercedes T.
Mercedes Richards - out of this world. Career
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Rieke, Carol Jane Anger
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Rieke, Marcia Jean
Marcia J. Rieke. In American Astronomical
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Brief biography and statement in connection with her candidacy
for the office of AAS councilor.
Marcia J. Rieke. In American Astronomical
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Brief biography and statement in connection with her candidacy
for the office of AAS vice president.
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Righini Bonelli, Maria Luisa
Hoskin, Michael A. Obituary. Maria Luisa Righini
Bonelli (1917-1981). Journal for the history of astronomy,
v. 13, Feb. 1982: 74.
QB15.J68, v. 13
Rossi, Arcangelo. Bonelli, Maria Luisa. In Dizionario
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Risley, Alice Marguerite
Hoffleit, Dorrit. Marguerite Risley, 1905-1990. In American
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Roberts, Dorothea Klumpke
Aitken, Robert G. Dorothea Klumpke Roberts
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QB1.A4, v. 54
The portrait faces p. 217.
Alic, Margaret. Dorothea Klumpke Roberts,
1861-1942. American astronomer. In Notable women
scientists. Pamela Proffitt, editor. Detroit, Gale Group
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References (2): p. 489.
Bailey, Martha J. Roberts, Dorothea Klumpke
(1861-1942), astronomer. In her American women in
science, a biographical dictionary. Santa Barbara, Calif.,
ABC-CLIO, 1994. p. 327-328.
Q141.B25 1994
Bracher, Katherine. Dorothea Klumpke Roberts,
a forgotten astronomer. Mercury, v. 10, Sept./Oct. 1981:
139-140. ports.
QB1.M43, v. 10
Dorothea K. Roberts. Sky and telescope, v.
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QB1.S536, v. 2
Chiara, Maria. Dorothea Klumpke Roberts (1861-1942),
astronomer. In Notable women in the physical sciences,
a biographical dictionary. Edited by Benjamin F. Shearer
and Barbara S. Shearer. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press,
1997. p. 336-342. port.
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Notes (15): p. 341-342. Bibliography: p. 342.
The Dorothea Klumpke Roberts prizes at the
University of California. In Astronomical Society
of the Pacific. Publications, v. 49, June 1973: 172-173.
QB1.A4, v. 49
Includes the text of Dr. Roberts's statement concerning the
establishment of the prizes.
Mrs. Dorothea Roberts. Astronomical dies in
hospital at San Francisco, aged 81. New York times, v. 92,
Oct. 6, 1942: 23.
N&CPR
Moylan, Nora. [Extract from] Berkeley meeting
of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, February 20,
1937. In Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Publications,
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QB1.A4, v. 49
Includes an account of the life and career of Dr. Roberts.
Randazzo, Donatella. Le donne in astronomia
nell'800: il fenomeno Klumpke. Giornale di astronomia, v.
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Bibliographic footnotes.
Reynolds, John H. Dorothea Klumpke Roberts. In Royal
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92-93.
QB1.R7, v. 104
Roberts, Dorothea Klumpke (Mrs. Isaac Roberts). In The
National cyclopaedia of American biography. v. 31. New York,
J. T. White, 1944. p. 405-406. port.
E176.N27, v. 31
Van Vorst, Bessie. The Klumpke sisters. Critic,
v. 37, Sept. 1900: 224-229. illus., ports.
AP2.C92, v. 37
About Ann, Augusta, Julia, and Dorothea.
Weitzenhoffer, Kenneth. The triumph of Dorothea
Klumpke. Sky & telescope, v. 72, Aug. 1986: 109-110. illus.,
ports.
QB1.S536, v. 72
Wilson, Herbert C. The rings of Saturn. Astronomy
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QB1.A8, v. 13
Concerns the thesis submitted by Dorothea Klumpke as part of
the work required by the University of Paris, which granted her the degree of
doctor of sciences in mathematics.
Roemer, Elizabeth
Bailey, Martha J. Roemer, Elizabeth. In
her American women in science, 1950 to the present;
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Buck, Stefanie. Elizabeth Roemer (1929-),
astronomer. In Notable women in the physical sciences,
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Note (1): p. 345. Bibliography: p. 345.
Draper and Gould awards to Chandrasekhar and
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Milite, George A. Elizabeth Roemer, 1929-
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About Elizabeth Roemer.
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Roman, Nancy Grace
Bailey, Martha J. Roman, Nancy Grace. In
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Croswell, Ken. An ultraviolet excess. In
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About the discoveries made by Nancy Roman at Yerkes Observatory.
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QA27.5.S53 1995
Autobiographical.
Roman, Nancy G. Nancy Grace Roman. (1925-
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About Nancy G. Roman.
Silver, Lily J. Dr. Nancy G. Roman, the astronomer's
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of achievement. New York, Fountainhead Publishers, 1965.
p. 362-369. port.
CT220.S54
The portrait appears on a plate following p. 298.
Smith, Julian A. Nancy Grace Roman, 1925-.
American astronomer. In Notable twentieth-century
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Smith, Julian A. Nancy Grace Roman, 1925-.
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Rozis, Anne-Marie Saulgeot
Rozis, Anne-Marie (Mme), née Saulgeot
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Rubin, Vera Cooper
Albers, Henry. A lofty gravity: magnetic astronomer
Vera Rubin 48 brings the stars down to earth. Vassar
quarterly, v. 83, summer 1987: 2-3. illus., port.
LH1.V3A4, v. 83
Astronomical Society announces prize recipients
for 1994. Physics today, v. 47, July 1994: 75. port. Includes
paragraph on the award of the Russell Lectureship to Vera
Rubin.
QC1.P658, v. 47
Bartusiak, Marcia. The woman who spins the
stars. Discover, v. 11, Oct. 1990: 88-92, 94. col. illus.,
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References (14): p. 98-99.
QB35.C36 1996
Clinton presents National Medals of Science
and Technology. Physics today, v. 46, Nov. 1993: 101.
QC1.P658, v. 46
Vera Rubin was among those honored with the National Medal
of Science, and a part of her citation is quoted.
Dark matter attracts National Medal of Science.
Griffith observer, v. 58, Apr. 1994: 16. port.
About the award presented to Dr. Rubin.
Eisenberg, Joann. Vera Cooper Rubin (1928-
), astronomer. In Notable women in the physical
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Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer. Westport, Conn., Greenwood
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Notes (9): p. 354. Bibliography: p. 354-355.
Fehrs, Mary H., and Roman Czujko. Women in
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QC1.P658, v. 45
Includes a box, "Warnings, Advice and Encouragement: Thoughts From
Three Women Physicists" (p. 38-39). One of the three is Vera Rubin.
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Q130.F56
First person singular: Vera Rubin, astronomer,
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About Vera C. Rubin.
Gleasner, Diana C. Vera C. Rubin, astronomer. In
her Breakthrough: women in science. New York, Walker,
1983. p. 57-74. ports.
Q141.G73 1983
Larsen, Kristine. Rubin, Vera Cooper (b. 1928). In Jewish
women in America, an historical encyclopedia. Edited by Paula
E. Hyman and Deborah Dash Moore. Sponsored by the American
Jewish Historical Society. v. 2. M-Z. New York, Routledge,
1997. p. 1187-1188.
"Selected Works by Vera Rubin": p. 1188. Bibliography:
p. 1188.
DS115.2.J49 1997, v. 2
Lightman, Alan, and Roberta Brawer. Vera Rubin. In
their Origins: the lives and worlds of modern cosmologists.
Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1990. p. 285-305.
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Bibliographic references included in "Notes" (p.
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QB981.L54 1990
Rubin, Vera C. Bright galaxies, dark matters.
Woodbury, N.Y., American Institute of Physics [1997] xvi,
236 p. illus., col. plate, ports. (Masters of modern physics)
QB857.R83 1997
"Sources": p. [221]-224.
"... a collection of 35 papers, essays, and talks, extending
over 36 years." Some are published here for the first time.
Rubin, Vera C. Recollections after fifty years:
Haverford AAS meeting, December 1950. In The American
Astronomical Society's first century. Editor, David H. DeVorkin.
Washington, D.C., Published for the American Astronomical
Society through the American Institute of Physics, 1999.
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QB1.A28593 1999
Rubin, Vera C. Vera Rubin: an unconventional
career. [Interviewed by] Sally Stephens. Mercury, v. 21,
Jan./Feb. 1992: 38-45. illus., ports.
QB1.M43, v. 21
Includes, on p. 44, an extract from her 1986 article, "Women's
Work."
Rubin, Vera C. Vera C. Rubin, Ph.D., astronomer
and staff scientist. In A Hand up: women mentoring
women in science. Editor, Deborah C. Fort; project coordinator,
Stephanie J. Bird; executive director, Catherine Jay Didion.
Washington, D.C., Association for Women in Science, 1993.
p. 75-78. port.
An interview conducted by a representative of the Association
for Women in Science.
Rubin, Vera C. Vera Rubin. Astronomer and staff
member, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, the Carnegie
Institution of Washington. In Journeys of women
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A. Ambrose, Kristin L. Dunkle, Barbara B. Lazarus, Indira
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in July 1996.
Q130.J68 1997
Rubin, Vera Cooper. In The International
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CT120.I5 2001
Rubin, Vera Cooper. In the International
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Rubin, Vera Cooper. In Who's who in
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Q141.W576 1997/97
Rubin, Vera Cooper (1928- ). In The
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QB980.5.R68 1999
Rubin 1996 RAS Gold winner. In American
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For her "distinguished work in optical observations of
galaxies, particularly to those relation to rotation curves and the existence
of dark matter," Vera Rubin received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical
Society.
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