Person: Cannon, Annie Jump

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Annie Jump Cannon was an American astronomer whose work led to the Harvard Stellar Classification Scheme.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 11 December 1863, Dover, Delaware, USA. Died 13 April 1941, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

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Astronomy, Origin Usa, Women


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Github:
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@I-J-Falconer
@J-G-Mena
@J-J-O'Connor
@T-S-C-Peres
@E-F-Robertson


References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive