Women in Early British and Irish Astronomy


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Careers in astronomy for women (as in other sciences) were a rarity in Britain and Ireland until well into the twentieth century. The book investigates the place of women in astronomy before that era, recounted in the form of biographies of about 25 women born between 1650 and 1900 who in varying capacities contributed to its progress during the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. There are some famous names among them whose biographies have been written before now, there are others who have received less than their due recognition while many more occupied inconspicuous and sometimes thankless places as assistants to male family members. All deserve to be remembered as interesting individuals in an earlier opportunity-poor age. Placed in roughly chronological order, their lives constitute a sample thread in the story of female entry into the male world of science. The book is aimed at astronomers, amateur astronomers, historians of science, and promoters of women in science, but being written in non-technical language it is intended to be of interest also to educated readers generally.







Bitchin' Bodies


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The Carlisle Arrow


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The Girl of the Period, and Other Social Essays (Vol. 1&2)


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"The Girl of the Period, and Other Social Essays" in 2 volumes is a collection of essays upon various social subjects written by the British journalist Eliza Lynn Linton, who was a severe critic of early feminism. Her most famous essay on this matter, The Girl of the Period, was published in Saturday Review in 1868 and was a vehement attack on feminism. Linton is a leading example of the fact that the fight against votes for women was not only organised by men. This carefully crafted e-artnow ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents._x000D_ Volume 1:_x000D_ The Girl of the Period_x000D_ Modern Mothers_x000D_ Modern Mothers_x000D_ Paying One's Shot_x000D_ What is Woman's Work?_x000D_ Little Women_x000D_ Ideal Women_x000D_ Pinchbeck_x000D_ Affronted Womanhood_x000D_ Feminine Affectations_x000D_ Interference_x000D_ The Fashionable Woman_x000D_ Sleeping Dogs_x000D_ Beauty and Brains_x000D_ Nymphs_x000D_ Mésalliances_x000D_ Weak Sisters_x000D_ Pinching Shoes_x000D_ Superior Beings_x000D_ Feminine Amenities_x000D_ Grim Females_x000D_ Mature Sirens_x000D_ Pumpkins_x000D_ Widows_x000D_ Dolls_x000D_ Charming Women_x000D_ Apron-strings_x000D_ Fine Feelings_x000D_ Sphinxes_x000D_ Flirting_x000D_ Scramblers_x000D_ Flattery_x000D_ La Femme Passée_x000D_ Spoilt Women_x000D_ Dovecots_x000D_ Bored Husbands_x000D_ Volume 2:_x000D_ Gushing Men_x000D_ Sweet Seventeen_x000D_ The Habit of Fear_x000D_ Old Ladies_x000D_ Voices_x000D_ Burnt Fingers_x000D_ Désœuvrement_x000D_ The Shrieking Sisterhood_x000D_ Otherwise-minded_x000D_ Limp People_x000D_ The Art of Reticence_x000D_ Men's Favourites_x000D_ Womanliness_x000D_ Something to Worry_x000D_ Sweets of Married Life_x000D_ Social Nomads_x000D_ Great Girls_x000D_ Shunted Dowagers_x000D_ Privileged Persons_x000D_ Modern Man-haters_x000D_ Vague People_x000D_ Arcadia_x000D_ Strangers at Church_x000D_ In Sickness_x000D_ On a Visit_x000D_ Drawing-room Epiphytes_x000D_ The Epicene Sex_x000D_ Women's Men_x000D_ Hotel Life in England_x000D_ Our Masks_x000D_ Heroes at Home_x000D_ Seine-fishing_x000D_ The Discontented Woman_x000D_ English Clergymen in Foreign Watering-places_x000D_ Old Friends_x000D_ Popular Women_x000D_ Choosing or Finding_x000D_ Local Fêtes







The Scott Genealogy


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The Encyclopedia of Film Composers


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For more than a century, original music has been composed for the cinema. From the early days when live music accompanied silent films to the present in which a composer can draw upon a full orchestra or a lone synthesizer to embody a composition, music has been an integral element of most films. By the late 1930s, movie studios had established music departments, and some of the greatest names in film music emerged during Hollywood’s Golden Age, including Alfred Newman, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, and Bernard Herrmann. Over the decades, other creators of screen music offered additional memorable scores, and some composers—such as Henry Mancini, Randy Newman, and John Williams—have become household names. The Encyclopedia of Film Composers features entries on more than 250 movie composers from around the world. It not only provides facts about these artists but also explains what makes each composer notable and discusses his or her music in detail. Each entry includes Biographical material Important dates Career highlights Analysis of the composer’s musical style Complete list of movie credits This book brings recognition to the many men and women who have written music for movies over the past one hundred years. In addition to composers from the United States and Great Britain, artists from dozens of other countries are also represented. A rich resource of movie music history, The Encyclopedia of Film Composers will be of interest to fans of cinema in general as well as those who want to learn more about the many talented individuals who have created memorable scores.