How Long to Read Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond

How Long Does it Take to Read Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 20 minutes to read Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond by Ashley Jean Yeager

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

How Vera Rubin convinced the scientific community that dark matter might exist, persevering despite early dismissals of her work. We now know that the universe is mostly dark, made up of particles and forces that are undetectable even by our most powerful telescopes. The discovery of the possible existence of dark matter and dark energy signaled a Copernican-like revolution in astronomy: not only are we not the center of the universe, neither is the stuff of which we’re made. Astronomer Vera Rubin (1928–2016) played a pivotal role in this discovery. By showing that some astronomical objects seem to defy gravity’s grip, Rubin helped convince the scientific community of the possibility of dark matter. In Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond, Ashley Jean Yeager tells the story of Rubin’s life and work, recounting her persistence despite early dismissals of her work and widespread sexism in science. Yeager describes Rubin’s childhood fascination with stars, her education at Vassar and Cornell, and her marriage to a fellow scientist. At first, Rubin wasn’t taken seriously; she was a rarity, a woman in science, and her findings seemed almost incredible. Some observatories in midcentury America restricted women from using their large telescopes; Rubin was unable to collect her own data until a decade after she had earned her PhD. Still, she continued her groundbreaking work, driving a scientific revolution. She received the National Medal of Science in 1993, but never the Nobel Prize—perhaps overlooked because of her gender. She’s since been memorialized with a ridge on Mars, an asteroid, a galaxy, and most recently, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory—the first national observatory named after a woman.

How long is Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond?

Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond by Ashley Jean Yeager is 255 pages long, and a total of 65,025 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 55 minutes to read Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond aloud.

What Reading Level is Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond?

Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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