The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics (Feminine Pursuits, #1)

by Olivia Waite

Catherine hadn’t known that Albert Muchelney had a second child. “Does your brother not encourage your pursuit of astronomy?” Miss Muchelney let out a wordless choked laugh. “He has talked about selling my telescope.” Catherine gasped. Miss Muchelney’s lips curved briefly at the sound. “The day I left for London, Stephen told me nobody would employ a female astronomer.” She stopped herself, then burst out: “I hate that he’s right.” “He isn’t right.” Catherine leaned forward and clasped her hands around Miss Muchelney’s. “He’s only an astronomer—and astronomers spend a great deal of time being wrong before they come to realize it.” “He’s not an astronomer. He’s an artist.” “Then he’s doomed to be wrong his whole life.”