Author(s): Carole Gerber,Christina Wald
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 32
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co
Language: English
Date Published: 2011-09-30
Dimensions: 220.98 x 284.48 x 10.16mm
Publication City/Country: Gretna, LA, United States
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This biography illustrates the accomplishments of a woman who developed a system of classifying stars and who-to this day-holds the record for identifying more stars than anyone else in the world. In 1925, Annie Jump Cannon became the first woman to be honored by Oxford University with a doctor of science degree. In addition to noting the achievements of the astronomer and her contributions to science, the book details Cannon's work and system of ranking stars by heat.