Williamina Fleming
Scottish astronomer (1857-1911)
Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming (May 15, 1857 – May 21, 1911) was a Scottish astronomer. She helped develop a common organization system for stars. She also and kept track of thousands of stars and other astronomical items.[1] Fleming discovered the Horsehead Nebula in 1888.[2] Fleming died in Boston of pneumonia in 1911.
Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming | |
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 Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming | |
| Born | May 15, 1857 |
| Died | May 21, 1911 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
Honors
change- The lunar crater Fleming was named after her and Alexander Fleming.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Dundee Labour : Lesley Brennan". dundeelabour.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ↑ Cannon, Annie J. (June 1911). "Williamina Paton Fleming". Science. 33 (861) (published June 30, 1911): 987–988. Bibcode:1911Sci....33..987C. doi:10.1126/science.33.861.987. PMID 17799863.
- ↑ McKanic, Arlene (8 August 2011). "Famous Craters and the People They Are Named After".
Other websites
change- Waldee, S. R.; Hazen, M. L. (November 1990). The discovery of early photographs of the Horsehead nebula. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 102: 1337 doi:10.1086/132771
- The Horsehead Nebula in the 19th Century, by Waldee Archived 2015-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannon, Annie J. (November 1911). Williamina Paton Fleming. The Astrophysical Journal. 34: 314. doi:10.1086/141894
- Fleming, Williamina Paton Stevens. Journal of Williamina Patton Fleming. 1900.