EPISODE · Apr 22, 2024 · 49 MIN
Toner Stevenson on the women of the Astrographic Catalogue
from Infinite Women · host Infinite Women
Dr Toner Stevenson, the co-author of Eclipse Chasers, which includes women's contributions to solar eclipse science. Dr. Stevenson’s PhD research delved into the stories of the women that worked as “computers”, “star measurers” and “clerical assistants” at Australian observatories on the Astrographic Catalogue project, an international effort to map the entire night sky that took decades.Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Toner-Stevenson-on-the-women-of-the-Astrographic-Catalogue-transcript.pdfRead more about the women on the Infinite Women site:https://www.infinite-women.com/women/muriel-agnes-heagney/https://www.infinite-women.com/women/mary-emma-greayer/https://www.infinite-women.com/women/charlotte-emily-fforde-peel/
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Dr Toner Stevenson, the co-author of Eclipse Chasers, which includes women's contributions to solar eclipse science. Dr. Stevenson’s PhD research delved into the stories of the women that worked as “computers”, “star measurers” and “clerical assistants” at Australian observatories on the Astrographic Catalogue project, an international effort to map the entire night sky that took decades.Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Toner-Stevenson-on-the-women-of-the-Astrographic-Catalogue-transcript.pdfRead more about the women on the Infinite Women site:https://www.infinite-women.com/women/muriel-agnes-heagney/https://www.infinite-women.com/women/mary-emma-greayer/https://www.infinite-women.com/women/charlotte-emily-fforde-peel/
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Toner Stevenson on the women of the Astrographic Catalogue
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