Annie Cannon:(1863-1941)
leading American female astronomer of her generation. In 1896, she joined the staff of the Harvard Observatory. Working with other astronomers there, Cannon developed a system of classifying stars by the spectra of their light and applied the system to over 350,000 stars. She discovered 300 variable stars, five novae (types of exploding stars), and a binary star. In 1925, Cannon became the first woman awarded an honorary doctorate of science by Oxford University.
Sources:http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar091720&st=annie+cannon
leading American female astronomer of her generation. In 1896, she joined the staff of the Harvard Observatory. Working with other astronomers there, Cannon developed a system of classifying stars by the spectra of their light and applied the system to over 350,000 stars. She discovered 300 variable stars, five novae (types of exploding stars), and a binary star. In 1925, Cannon became the first woman awarded an honorary doctorate of science by Oxford University.
Sources:http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar091720&st=annie+cannon
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