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Dorrit Hoffleit Autobiography: Misfortunes as Blessings in Disguise

 

 

The Life of Dorrit Hoffleit

Building MISFORTUNES
AS BLESSINGS
IN DISGUISE
The Story of My Life
Dorrit Hoffleit
 Senior Research Astronomer Emeritus
Yale University, and Director Emeritus,
Maria Mitchell Observatory
Dorrit
The life of Dr. Dorrit Hoffleit—world-renowned astronomer, expert on variable stars, astrometry, and the history of astronomy—is a story of hardships endured, difficulties surmounted, lessons learned, goals met, and successes attained. She has spent a lifetime at work with some of the greatest astronomers of the 20th century, and has inspired new generations of young astronomers. The American Association of Variable Star Observers is proud to publish this wonderful book. Hardcover 176 pages + xviii, 18 pages of photos, with references, complete bibliography, and a foreword by AAVSO Director, Janet A. Mattei.
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Table of Contents
 Only a girl
 Harvard College
Observatory
 Handmaiden for
Celestial Mechanics
 Two Honorary Doctor
of Science Degrees

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