Posts Tagged ‘star mapping’

Little-known nuns helped map the stars

Tuesday, May 10th, 2016

The history of astronomy is riddled with underappreciated women who looked to the stars long before their scientific contributions were recognized. But the constellation of early women astronomers is glowing brighter, writes Carol Glatz for Catholic News Service, with the recognition of four once nameless nuns who helped map and catalog half a million stars in Read more