Writings
Whiting wrote textbook Daytime and evening exercises in astronomy, for schools and colleges.
She was also author of several articles in Popular Astronomy, including:
"Use of Graphs in Teaching Astronomy", "Use of Drawings in Orthographic Projection and of Globes in Teaching Astronomy", "Spectroscopic Work for Classes in Astronomy","The Use of Photographs in Teaching Astronomy", "Partial Solar Eclipse, June 28, 1908", Solar Halos, "A Pedagogical Suggestion for Teachers of Astronomy", "Priceless Accessions to Whitin Observatory Wellesley College", "The Tulse Hill observatory diaries (abstract)", and "The Tulse Hill observatory diaries", as well as the obituary for Margaret Lindsay Huggins, "Lady Huggins".
She described her experience as a "woman physicist" in the Wellesley College News article "The experiences of a woman physicist"
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