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Annie Jump Cannon

Born

in Dover, Delaware, The United States

December 11, 1863

Died

April 13, 1941

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Jump_Cannon

Genre

Science, Astronomy, Cataloguing

Influences

Edward Charles Pickering, Ellen Swallow Richards ...more

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Noted American astronomer Annie Jump Cannon worked on classifying stellar spectra.

Her instrumental cataloging developed contemporary. People credit her with Edward Charles Pickering with the creation of the Harvard scheme, the first serious attempt to organize, based on temperature.

Cannon in Dover as the eldest of three daughters to Wilson Cannon, a shipbuilder and state senator, and his second wife, Mary Jump. Mother first taught the constellations and encouraged and told Cannon to pursue studies in mathematics, chemistry, and biology. Cannon took advice about pursuing her love and in 1892 traveled to Europe to photograph the eclipse with her Blair box camera. Quickly afterwards, however, scarlet fever struck Cannon and rendered her almo ...more

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	In the footsteps of Columbus liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Annals of the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College Volume 93; The Henry Draper Catalog 7h and 8h it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Second Catalogue Of Variable Stars, Volume 55 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Biographical Memoir of Solon Irving Bailey, 1854-1931: National Academy of Sciences, Biographical Memoirs, V15, Sixth Memoir 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Henry Draper Catalog, Volume 9 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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