BIBFRAME Work

Title

The curious life of Cecilia Payne

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Alary, Laura (author )
• Imamura, Yas (illustrator )

Subject

• Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia, 1900-1979 (LCNAF)
• Women astronomers (LCSH)
• Astronomers (LCSH)
• Stars (LCSH)

Genre Form

• Literature (LCGFT)
• Juvenile literature
• Biographies (LCGFT)

Language

• English

Classification

• LCC: QB36.P385 A53 2025 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
• DDC: 520.92, B (Assigner: dlc)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography

Summary

"In this picture book biography, astronomer Cecilia Payne finds community with the Harvard Computers (a group of female astronomers) and confidence in what she sees--even if others say it's impossible"-- Provided by publisher.

Authorized Access Point

Alary, Laura. The curious life of Cecilia Payne

Intended audience

• Children
• juvenile
• Ages 7-12

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:16:45.641254+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 24043553

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc