Annie Jump Cannon (1863-1941)

Annie Jump Cannon (1863-1941) (HM2EYE)

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N 39° 40.62', W 75° 45.102'

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Some say the stars shine just a bit brighter over Cannon Hall, a residence hall built in 1952 and named for noted astronomer Annie Jump Cannon.

As curator of the Harvard College Observatory, Dr. Cannon classified 350,000 stars and discovered 300 stars, five novae and one binary star.

A native of Dover, Delaware, she was awarded an honorary degree from the Women's College, now the University of Delaware, in 1918. In 1999, the University created a named professorship, the Annie Jump Cannon Professor of Physics and Astronomy.
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HM NumberHM2EYE
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Placed ByUniversity of Delaware
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Date Added Saturday, March 16th, 2019 at 11:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 435533 N 4392178
Decimal Degrees39.67700000, -75.75170000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 40.62', W 75° 45.102'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 40' 37.2" N, 75° 45' 6.1199999999998" W
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