The Women Who Mapped the Sky

The Harvard Computers were a group of women who helped to track and document the night sky. An interview with Thom Burns, Curator of Astronomical Photographs at Harvard University, this unveils a long lost story in data visulization.

Published in Nightingale Issue 4: Emotion. Design by Julie Brunet; editing by Emily Barone. Photos provided by Harvard University.

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The first spread of The Women Who Mapped the Sky article on an open table. The spread is primarily tan with brown tones.