First Woman Astronomer in AmericaBy Jane OpalkoCold wind ships across Nantucket’s dunes and blows around a railed rooftop where a man and girl study a star chart.
She wasn’t hiding, the closet was simply the quietest place to study in her large, family-filled home.
She wondered if it was a comet, or if she’s forgotten about a faint nebula in the region.
Changing Attitudes About Women
American was soon embroiled in the Civil War, which ended slavery and alsohelped change attitudes about women.
Her work has led to our understanding that much of what we observe- stars, gaseous nebulae, and many other mysterious celestial objects beyond the solar system- is ...
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