Annie Jump Cannon

Standard Name: Cannon, Annie Jump

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1881: Harvard Observatory began employing women...

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1881

Harvard Observatory began employing women to analyze photographs of star fields.
Powell, Jennifer H. “Reaching for the Stars”. The Harvard University Gazette, 19 Mar. 1998.

June 1925: Annie Jump Cannon, distinguished US astronomer,...

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June 1925

Annie Jump Cannon , distinguished US astronomer, became the first woman to receive an honorary doctorate from Oxford University .
Powell, Jennifer H. “Reaching for the Stars”. The Harvard University Gazette, 19 Mar. 1998.

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