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Magdalena Zeger (around 1491–1568), calendar maker, astronomer, first women to publish independently in the field of astronomy; Lyudmila Zhuravlyova (born 1946), Russian-Ukrainian astronomer who discovered minor planets; Maria Zuber (born 1958), American planetary scientist
Lucy-Ann McFadden (born 1952), astronomer; Maria Zuber (born 1958), American planetary scientist; Martha P. Haynes (born 1951), American astronomer specializing in radio astronomy; Pamela Gay (born 1973), American astronomer; Rachel Zimmerman (born 1972), Canadian-born space scientist; Sandra Faber (born 1944), American professor of astronomy
American women astrophysicists (65 P) Pages in category "American women astronomers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 278 total.
American women astronomers (1 C, 278 P) Women astrophysicists (1 C, 121 P) B. British women astronomers (48 P) C. Recipients of the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy ...
The following is a list of women who are the principal investigators (PIs), project scientists (PSs) or directors (Dirs) of astronomical instruments, missions or observatories. Name Mission/instrument or observatory
Williamina continued her career in astronomy when she was appointed Harvard's Curator of Astronomical Photographs in 1899, also known as Curator of the Photographic Plates. She remained the only woman curator until the 1950s. [9] Her work also led to her becoming the first female American citizen to be elected to the Royal Astronomical Society ...
Vera Florence Cooper Rubin (/ ˈ r uː b ɪ n /; July 23, 1928 – December 25, 2016) was an American astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates. [1] [2] She uncovered the discrepancy between the predicted and observed angular motion of galaxies by studying galactic rotation curves.
Mitchell was the first internationally known woman to work as both a professional astronomer and a professor of astronomy after accepting a position at Vassar College in 1865. [4] [5] She was also the first woman elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. [4] [6]