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Meet Williamina Fleming, a 19th-century Scottish maid who became an astronomer

In the late 19th century, a Scottish immigrant named Williamina Fleming went from working as a maid to a career as a pioneering astronomer. The claim that Fleming went from being a maid to building a ...
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Early visions of Mars: Meet the 19th‑century astronomer who used science fiction to imagine the red planet

Camille Flammarion’s work imagined what might exist beyond Earth in the universe. Three Lions/Hulton Archive via Getty Images Living in today’s age of ambitious robotic exploration of Mars, with an ...
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Since the late 19th century, adventurous female ‘eclipse chasers’ have contributed to science in Australia

Elizabeth Campbell operating the Floyd Telescope, 1922 total solar eclipse. State Library Western Australia 4131B/3/8, enhanced detail, Author provided A total solar eclipse is a remarkable alignment ...