Maria Mitchell, the first widely recognized American woman scientist, gained international acclaim after discovering a comet in 1847. As Vassar College’s first astronomy professor, she advanced ...
On Oct. 1, 1847, at age 29, Maria Mitchell, a studious and sturdy Quaker who, as a child, began sweeping the sky above Nantucket, Mass., with a telescope, became America’s first scientist to discover ...
Jehle, Michael A., ed., "Picturing Nantucket: an art history of the island with paintings from the collection of the Nantucket Historical Association: works by artists born before 1900," Nantucket, MA ...
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