{"product_id":"miss-leavitts-stars-george-johnson-9780393328561","title":"Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge Johnson brings to life Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who found the key to the vastness of the universe--in the form of a \"yardstick\" suitable for measuring it. Unknown in our day, Leavitt was no more recognized in her own: despite her enormous achievement, she was employed by the Harvard Observatory as a mere number-cruncher, at a wage not dissimilar from that of workers in the nearby textile mills. \u003cem\u003eMiss Leavitt's Stars\u003c\/em\u003e uncovers her neglected history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393328562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393328561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.86h x 6.14w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/06\/2006 pg. 24","brand":"George Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048324493567,"sku":"9780393328561","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_255c9d09-d5b0-43c3-bdaf-1bf7d94df70a.jpg?v=1684995158","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/miss-leavitts-stars-george-johnson-9780393328561","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}