Annie Jump Cannon(1863-1941) had no interest in flapping. She followed in the footsteps of astronomer Maria Mitchell. Miss Cannon, "census taker of the sky", recorded and studied thousands of stars. She received an honorary doctorate from Oxford University in 1925, a first for women.
There were no computerized telescopes or systems to help an astromer in those days. This lady had to be really good at math as well.
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