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Maria Mitchell was an American astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of the night sky during the 19th century. She is important in the history of science as a pioneering woman in astronomy at a time when few women were able to pursue careers in scientific fields.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Life Letters and Journals
- Magnolia Cristiana St. Claire
- Divorce
- In India - Sketches of Indian Life and Travel from Letters and Journals
- From Wedding Rings to Imperfect Dreams
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1943-11-07
Discography
- Song to a Seagull1968
- Clouds1969
- Ladies of the Canyon1970
- Blue1971
- For the Roses1972
- Court and Spark1974
- The Hissing of Summer Lawns1975
- Hejira1976
- Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter1977
- Mingus1979
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11
- Total plays
- 69
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Quotes
- “The great gain would be freedom of thought. Women, more than men, are bound by tradition and authority. What the father, the brother, the doctor, and the minister have said has been received undoubtingly. Until women throw off this reverence for authority they will not develop. When they do this, when they come to truth through their investigations, when doubt leads them to discovery, the truth which they get will be theirs, and their minds will work on and on unfettered.”
- “There is this great danger in student life. Now, we rest all upon what Socrates said, or what Copernicus taught; how can we dispute authority which has come down to us, all established, for ages? We must at least question it; we cannot accept anything as granted, beyond the first mathematical formulae. Question everything else.”
- “An English village could never be mistaken for an American one: the outline against the sky differs; a thatched cottage makes a very wavy line on the blue above.”
- “Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.”
- “There is a God, and he is good, I say to myself. I try to increase my trust in this, my only article of creed.”
- “Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow.”
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1818-08-01 ) August 1, 1818, New York , New York, U.S.
- Died
- June 28, 1889 (1889-06-28) (aged 70), Lynn , Massachusetts, U.S.
- Known for
- Discovery of C/1847 T1 First female American professional astronomer
- Awards
- King of Denmark's Cometary Prize Medal (1848)
- Fields
- Astronomy
- Institutions
- Nautical Almanac Office Vassar College Vassar College Observatory
- Notable students
- Margaretta Palmer Mary Watson Whitney
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.mariamitchell.org
- Image
- MariaMitchell.jpg
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- name in native language
- Maria Mitchell
- Commons category
- Maria Mitchell
- date of birth
- 1818-08-01
- date of death
- 1889-06-29
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Article
Maria Mitchell (/məˈraɪə/ mə-RY-ə; August 1, 1818 – June 28, 1889) was an American astronomer, librarian, naturalist, and educator. In 1847, she discovered a comet named 1847 VI (modern designation C/1847 T1) that was later known as "Miss Mitchell's Comet" in her honor. She won a gold medal prize for her discovery, which was presented to her by King Christian VIII of Denmark in 1848. Mitchell was the first internationally known woman to work as both a professional astronomer and a professor of astronomy after accepting a position at Vassar College in 1865. She was also the first woman elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Mitchell is the namesake of the Maria Mitchell Association, the Maria Mitchell Observatory, and the Maria Mitchell Aquarium.