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  1. Annie Jump Cannon - Wikipedia

    Annie Jump Cannon (/ ˈkænən /; December 11, 1863 – April 13, 1941) was an American astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of contemporary …

  2. Annie Jump Cannon | American Astronomer & Women’s Rights …

    4 days ago · Annie Jump Cannon (born December 11, 1863, Dover, Delaware, U.S.—died April 13, 1941, Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an American astronomer who specialized in the …

  3. Annie Jump Cannon Biography - National Women's History …

    Known as the “census taker of the sky,” Annie Jump Cannon was a brilliant astronomer that revolutionized the way scientists classify stars. Not only did she develop the important Harvard …

  4. Annie Jump Cannon | The Harvard Plate Stacks

    Annie Jump Cannon (December 11, 1863 – April 13, 1941) was a deaf American astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of contemporary stellar …

  5. Annie Jump CANNON - Scientific Women

    Main achievements: Harvard Classification Scheme for stars. Annie Jump Cannon was an American astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of …

  6. Annie Jump Cannon - Smithsonian Institution

    She was the first woman to receive an honorary doctorate from Oxford University and the first woman officer of the American Astronomical Society, which established in her honor the Annie …

  7. Annie Jump Cannon - American Philosophical Society

    Jan 16, 2022 · She was the eldest of three daughters of Wilson Cannon, a Delaware shipbuilder and state senator, and his second wife, Mary Jump. Annie began her life-long relationship with …

  8. Cannon, Annie Jump (1863–1941) - Encyclopedia.com

    American astronomer who was the first to develop a simple spectral classification system and who classified more stars than anyone previously.

  9. Annie Jump Cannon: Biography, Scientist, Astronomy

    Apr 17, 2019 · A trailblazing scientist, Annie Jump Cannon is responsible for the official classification of hundreds of thousands of stars.

  10. Annie Jump Cannon | Research Starters - EBSCO

    Twentieth-century American astronomer Annie Jump Cannon created a system for stellar classification that was adopted by the International Astronomical Union. Cannon also …