Williamina Fleming
Astronomer
1857 – 1911
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Who was Williamina Fleming?
Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming was a Scottish astronomer. During her career, she helped develop a common designation system for stars and catalogued thousands of stars and other astronomical phenomena. Fleming is especially noted for her discovery of the Horsehead Nebula in 1888.
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- Born
- May 15, 1857
Dundee - Ethnicity
- Scottish people
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- May 21, 1911
Boston
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on July 23, 2013
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