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Dalcanton, Julianne

Dr. Julianne Dalcanton. In The Routledge critical dictionary of the new cosmology. Edited by Peter Coles. New York, Routledge [1999] p. xiii.
   QB980.5.R68 1999

Davis, Elizabeth Preston Brown

Davis, Elizabeth Brown (Mrs. Arthur Powell Davis). In Woman's who's who of America. A biographical dictionary of contemporary women of the United States and Canada. 1914-1915. John William Leonard, editor-in-chief. New York, American Commonwealth Co. [1914] p. 231.
   E663.W87

Débarbat, Suzanne Virginie

Blondel, Christine, and Valérie Gourlet. Débarbat, Suzanne. In their Guide de l'histoire des sciences et des techniques en France. La Villette, Cité des sciences et de l'industrie; Paris, Société française d'histoire des sciences et des techniques, 1987. (Cahiers d'histoire et de philosophie des sciences, nouv. sér., no 19) p. 58-59.
   Q145.B58 1987

Debarbat, Suzanne (Mlle) (1928). In France. Délégations générale à la recherche scientifique et technique. Répertoire des scientifiques français. t. 5. Physique. [Paris, La Documentation française] 1967. p 67.
   Q145.F7, v. 5

Débarbat (Suzanne, Virginie). In Who's who in France. Qui est qui en France. 29. éd.; 1997-1998. Levallois-Perret, éditions J. Lafitte, 1997. p. 532.
   DC705.A1W46, 1997-98

Prix des dames: Mlle Suzanne Débarbat. L'Astronomie, v. 91, déc. 1977: 501.
   QB1.S6, v. 91

DeGioia Eastwood, Kathleen

Friel, Eileen. New faces at AST: Kathy DeGioia-Eastwood. In American Astronomical Society. AAS newsletter, no. 107, Oct. 2001: 12.
   On her appointment as program director for education and special programs at the Division of Astronomical Sciences of the National Science Foundation.

Deustua, Susana E.

Director, Educational Activities. In American Astronomical Society. AAS newsletter, no. 107, Oct. 2001: 1. port.

DeWitt-Morette, Cécile Andrée Paule

DeWitt, Bryce. Cécile Andrée Paule DeWitt-Morette (1922- ). In Women in chemistry and physics; a biobibliographic sourcebook. Edited by Louise S. Grinstein, Rose K. Rose, and Miriam H. Rafailovich. Foreword by Lilli S. Hornig. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 1993. p. 150-161.
   QD21.W62 1993
   A bibliography of DeWitt-Morette's scientific works appears on p. 157-161.

[French government honors] Cecile Dewitt-Morette. Physics today, v. 34, Mar. 1981: 87.
   QC1.P658, v. 37

Dickel, Hélène Ramseyer

Helene R. Dickel. In American Astronomical Society. AAS newsletter, 53, Dec. 1990: 6.
   Brief biography and statement in connection with her candidacy for the AAS Nominating Committee.

Dieke, Sally Harrison

Sally Dieke. Johns Hopkins magazine, v. 41, Oct. 1989: 42.
   LH1.J7J73, v. 41
   Brief obituary.

Dinerstein, Harriet L.

Harriet L. Dinerstein. In American Astronomical Society. AAS newsletter, 48, Dec. 1989: 4.
   Brief biography and statement in connection with her candidacy for the office of AAS councilor.

Harriet L. Dinerstein ... winner of the Newton Lacy Pierce Prize. In American Astronomical Society. AAS newsletter, 44, Mar. 1989: 5. port.

[Harriet L. Dinerstein wins Newton Lacy Pierce Prize] Physics today, v. 42, Aug. 1989: 82. port.
   QC1.P658, v. 42

van Dishoeck, Ewine Fleur

NSF awards visiting professorships for women. In American Astronomical Society. AAS newsletter, 39, Mar. 1988: 16.
   Includes information about Ewine F. Van Dishoeck, one of those receiving this award.

NWO 2000 Spinoza Prize to van Dishoeck. In American Astronomical Society. AAS newsletter, 102, Oct. 2000: 12. port.

Divan, Lucienne

Divan, Lucienne (Mlle) (1920). In France. Délégations générale à la recherche scientifique et technique. Répertoire des scientifiques français. t. 5. Physique. [Paris, La Documentation française] 1967. p 74.
   Q145.F7, v. 5

Domanskaia, Nataliia Sergeevna

Abalakin, Viktor K. Nataliia Sergeevna Domanskaia (1931-1968). In Akademiia nauk SSSR. Institut teoreticheskoi astronomii. Biulleten', t. 12, no. 2, 1970: 155-156. port.
   QB1.A17612, v. 12

Donahue, Megan

Knapp, Gillian R. Robert J. Trumpler Award to Megan Donahue. Mercury, v. 22, July/Aug. 1993: 125. port.

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Douglas, Allie Vibert

Bannerman, Jean M. Dr. A. Vibert Douglas. In her Leading ladies, Canada, 1639-1967. Dundas, Ont., Carrswood, 1967. p. 49-50. port.
   CT3270.B3

Broughton, R. Peter. Allie Vibert Douglas (1894-1988). In his Looking up: a history of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Toronto, Dundurn Press, 1994. p. 46. port.

Crossfield, E. Tina. Allie Vibert Douglas (1894-1988), astrophysicist, astronomer. In Notable women in the physical sciences, a biographical dictionary. Edited by Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 1997. p. 69-76. port.
   Q141.N734 1997
   Notes (19): p. 75-76.
   Bibliography: p. 76.

Hogg, Helen Sawyer. A. Vibert Douglas. Physics today, v. 42, July 1989: 88-89. port.
   QC1.P658, v. 42

Kiser, Helene B. Allie Vibert Douglas, 1894-1988. Canadian astrophysicist. In Notable women scientists. Pamela Proffitt, editor. Detroit, Gale Group [1999] p. 134-135. port.
   Q141.N736 1999
   References (3): p. 135.

Millman, Peter M. Alice Vibert Douglas. In Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Journal, v. 82, Dec. 1988: 309-311. port.
   QB1.R485, v. 82

Stamp, Robert M. Douglas, Allie. In his The Canadian obituary record. A biographical dictionary of Canadians who died in 1988. Toronto, Dundurn Press, 1989. p. 46-47.
   CT283.S73, 1988

Douglass, Anne Ritger

Douglass, Anne R. Anne Ritger Douglass, Ph.D., astrophysicist. In A Hand up: women mentoring women in science. Editor, Deborah C. Fort; project coordinator, Stephanie J. Bird; executive director, Catherine Jay Didion. Washington, D.C., Association for Women in Science, 1993. p. 28-31. port.
   An interview conducted by a representative of the Association for Women in Science.

Dressel, Linda L.

Olson, Steve. Linda Dressel. Astronomy, v. 27, May 1999: 51. col. port.

marquise Du Châtelet, Gabrielle émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil

Badilescu, Simona. 'Lady Newton' – an eighteenth century marquise. Physics education, v. 31, July 1996: 242-245. facsim., port.
   QC30.P46, v. 31

Black, Lois F. Gabrielle-émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet (1706-1749). In Women in chemistry and physics; a biobibliographic sourcebook. Edited by Louise S. Grinstein, Rose K. Rose, and Miriam H. Rafailovich. Foreword by Lilli S. Hornig. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 1993. p. 101-105.
   QD21.W62 1993
   A bibliography of works by and about Mme. du Châtelet appears on p. 104-105.

Châtelet (Gabrielle-émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du). In Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne. Nouv. éd., publiée sous la direction de M. Michaud. t. 8. Paris, A. Thoisnier Desplaces, 1844. p. 23.
   Signed M—d (Michaud).

Cox, Jacques F. Hommage à la Marquise du Châtelet. Ciel et terre, 66. année, janv./fév. 1950: 1-11. illus., port.
   QB1.C5, v. 66

Debever, Robert. La marquise du Châtelet traduit et commente les Principia de Newton. In Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique, Brussels. Classe des sciences. Bulletin, 5. ser., t. 73, no 12, 1987: 509-527.
   AS242.B311, s. 5, v. 73
   References (66): p. 524-527.

Izquierdo, Mercè, and Rosa M. Tarín. émilie du Chatelet: la seva contribució a la ciència del segle XVIII. In Trobades d'historia de la ciència i de la tècnica, 1st, Mahón, Spain, 1991. Actes. Trobades científiques de la Mediterrània (Maó, 11-13 setembre 1991). Coordinators: J. M. Camarasa, H. Mielgo, A. Roca. [Barcelona] Societat Catalana de Física; Secció de Ciència i Tècnica; Societat Catalana d'Història de la Ciència i de la Tècnica [1994] p. [235]-254. illus.
   Bibliography: p.251-254.

Kawashima, Keiko. Les idées scientifiques de Madame du Châtelet dan ses Institutions de physique: un rêve de femme de la haute société dans la culture scientifique au Siècle des Lumières. Historia scientiarum, 2d ser., v. 3, July-Dec. 1993: 63-82, 137-155. facsims., ports.
   Q124.6.J36, v. 3
   References (70): p. 79-82; (68): p. 152-155.

Kawashima, Keiko. La participation de Madame du Châtelet à la querelle sur les forces vives. Historia scientiarum, no. 40, June 1990: 9-28. illus.
   Q124.6.J36, 1990
   References (127): p. 24-28.

Klens, Ulrike. Du Châtelet – methodische Vernunft und Erfahrung. In her Mathematikerinnen im 18. Jahrhundert: Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Gabrielle-Emilie Du Châtelet, Sophie Germain. Fallstudien zur Wechselwirkung von Wissenschaft und Philosophie im Zeitalter der Aufklärung. Pfaffenweiler, Centaurus-Verlags-gesellschaft, 1994. (Forum Frauengeschichte, Bd. 12) p. 177-258.
   QA27.5.K57 1994
   Bibliographic footnotes.
   Lists of works by and about Mme. du Châtelet appear on p. 379-381.

Lalande, Joseph Jérôme Le Française de. Gabrielle-émilie de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet. In his Bibliographie astronomique; avec l'histoire de l'astronomie depuis 1781 jusqu'à 1802. A Paris, De l'Impr. de la Republique, An XI. = 1803. p. 439-441.
   Z5151.L19

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Lleaud, Greer. Emilie de Breteuil du Chatelet (1706-1749). Birthplace: France. In Notable women in mathematics, a biographical dictionary. Edited by Charlene Morrow and Teri Perl. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 1998. p. 38-43. port.
   QA28.N68 1998
   References (4): p. 42.
   Bibliography: p. 41-42.

Locqueneux, Robert. Les Institutions de physique de Madame Du Châtelet ou d'un traité de paix entre Descartes, Leibniz et Newton. Revue du Nord, t. 77, oct./déc. 1995: 859-892. facsim. Bibliographic footnotes.
   DC1.R373, v. 77
   A portrait of Mme. Du Châtelet appears on p. 847 of this issue.

Mataix Loma, Carmen. Madame du Châtelet: un fuego encendido. Arbor, t. 144, enero 1993: 79-90.
   References (37): p. 90.

Minderovic, Zoran. Gabrielle-émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, the marquise du Châtelet, 1706-1749. French physicist, chemist, and translator. In Notable women scientists. Pamela Proffitt, editor. Detroit, Gale Group [1999] p. 88-89. port.
   Q141.N736 1999
   References (12): p. 89.

Osen, Lynn M. Emilie de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet. In her Women in mathematics. Cambridge, Mass., MIT Press, 1974. p. 49-69. port.
   QA28.083 1974

Taton, René. Châtelet, Gabrielle-émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise de. In Dictionary of scientific biography. v. 3. New York, C. Scribner's Sons, 1971. p. 215-217.
   Q141.D5, v. 3

Taton, René. Madame du Châtelet, traductrice de Newton. Archives internationales d'histoire des sciences, v. 22, juil./déc. 1969: 185-210.
   Q1.A67, v. 22
   Bibliographic footnotes.

Vaillot, René. Avec Madame Du Châtelet, 1734-1749. Oxford, Voltaire Foundation, Taylor Institution, 1988. 432 p. (Voltaire en son temps, 2)
   PQ2099.V63 1985, v. 2
   Bibliographic footnotes.
   Bibliography: p. 401-405.

Vaillot, René. Madame du Châtelet. Préf. de René Pomeau. Paris, A. Michel, 1978. 350 p. illus., ports.
   QA29.C46V34
   Bibliographic references included in "Notes" (p. 324-339).
   Bibliography: p. 340-345.

Duflot, Marcelle Barbiere

Duflot, Marcelle (Mme), née Barbiere (1928). In France. Délégations générale à la recherche scientifique et technique. Répertoire des scientifiques français. t. 5. Physique. [Paris, La Documentation française] 1967. p 77.
   Q145.F7, v. 5

Dumée, Jeanne

Adelung, Johann C. Dumée, (Johanna). In Jöcher, Christian G. Fortsetzung und Ergänzungen zu Christian Gottlieb Jöchers allgemeinen Gelehrten-Lexico ... von Johann Christoph Adelung. 2. Bd. C bis J. Leipzig, In J. F. Gleditschens Handlung, 1787. column 786.

Dumée (Jeanne). In Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne. Nouv. éd., publiée sous la direction de M. Michaud. t. 11. Paris, A. Thoisnier Desplaces, 1852. p. 514.
   Signed N—t (Nicollet).

Honoré, E. Dumée (Jeanne). In Dictionnaire de biographie française. Publié sous la direction de Roman d'Amat. t. 12. Dugueyt-Espigat-Sieurac. Paris, Letouzey, 1970. p. 159. References (1): p. 159.
   CT143.D5, v. 12

Palm, Kristin. Jeanne Dumée, fl. 1680. French astronomer. In Notable women scientists. Pamela Proffitt, editor. Detroit, Gale Group [1999] p. 138.
   Q141.N736 1999
   References (2): p. 138.

Dupree, Andrea K.

AAS elects Burke and Dupree to top offices. Physics today, v. 39, May 1986: 81. ports.
   QC1.P658, v. 39

Andrea K. Dupree. In American Astronomical Society. AAS newsletter, 73, Dec. 1994: 1, 4.
   Brief biography and statement in connection with her candidacy for the office of AAS president.

Dupree, Andrea K. Interview with Andrea Dupree [conducted by Harriet Zuckerman and Jonathan R. Cole] In The Outer circle; women in the scientific community. Edited by Harriet Zuckerman, Jonathan R. Cole, John T. Bruer. New York, W. W. Norton, 1991. p. 94-126.
   Q130.087 1991

Dupree to be president elect. In American Astronomical Society. AAS newsletter, 74, Mar. 1995: 1. port.

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