Maria Mitchell (1818-1889)

She was an American astronomer born in Nantucket, Massachusetts. She worked as a librarian on the island while observing the skies at night. Upon discovering a new comet in 1847, she became the first woman to be elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her first professional commission was the computing of tables of the planet Venus for the American Ephemerides and Nautical Almanac, a duty she performed for 20 years. From 1865 to 1888 she was Professor of Astronomy at the newly founded Vassar College in Poughkeepsie.

Date:
1865 circa 15 years
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MES03207
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980px
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