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Maria Mitchell
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The person that I chose for the Womens History Month report is , who was a self- taught astronomer. She discovered Comet Mitchell and made amazing achievements throughout her life. was born on August 1, 1818 on the Massac ....
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....Bond), and kept studying the sky through her father's lent telescope.
In the mid-nineteenth century, new developments in astronomy were expanding the field at an fast and exciting rate. The Mitchells were aware that the King of Denmark awarded a gold metal to anyone who discovered a "telescopic" comet. No one in America had won that award yet.
On the night of October 1, 1847 discovered a comet just above the North Star. But by the time her letter of discovery reached William Bond (dire.... |
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