Astronomy

Catherine Cesarsky

February 24, 2024

The first female president of the International Astronomical Union, Catherine Cesarsky, earned this position with a distinguished career in several areas of modern physics.

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Annie Jump Cannon

January 24, 2024

Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon found star classification systems didn’t fit her needs, so she created a new one that we still use today. Image: Wikimedia.

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Hypatia of Alexandria

January 2, 2024

An ancient Greek mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, Hypatia was also the head of the Neoplatonic school at Alexandria.

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