Project Gutenberg on Nostr: Maria Mitchell was born #OTD in 1818. She discovered the Comet 1847 VI (modern ...
Maria Mitchell was born #OTD in 1818.
She discovered the Comet 1847 VI (modern designation C/1847 T1) using a Dollond refracting telescope with three inches of aperture and forty-six inch focal length in 1847. After the publication of her discovery, she submitted her calculation of the comet's orbit, ensuring her claim as the original discoverer. via npub1kvnpp3m60derhwpqwc09zhk3ehk48tr6agc6dk9z2vggu9sga28qpxhm73 (npub1kvn…hm73)
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She discovered the Comet 1847 VI (modern designation C/1847 T1) using a Dollond refracting telescope with three inches of aperture and forty-six inch focal length in 1847. After the publication of her discovery, she submitted her calculation of the comet's orbit, ensuring her claim as the original discoverer. via npub1kvnpp3m60derhwpqwc09zhk3ehk48tr6agc6dk9z2vggu9sga28qpxhm73 (npub1kvn…hm73)
Books by or about Maria Mitchell at PG:
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