Dr. Charlotte Moore Sitterly

Dr. Charlotte Moore Sitterly (HMYLK)

Location: Coatesville, PA 19320 Chester County
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N 39° 56.723', W 75° 50.437'

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(1898-1990)

Prominent authority on astronomy and author of more than one hundred books and articles. Sitterly was a career physicist with the Bureau of Standards, U.S. Department of Commerce. She received the American Astronomical Society award in 1937 and was the first woman elected to the Royal Astronomical Society of Great Britain, 1949. Born here in Ercildoun, Dr. Sitterly was a lifelong Quaker and attended Fallowfield Friends Meeting nearby.
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HM NumberHMYLK
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Year Placed2005
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 6:25am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 428187 N 4422033
Decimal Degrees39.94538333, -75.84061667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 56.723', W 75° 50.437'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 56' 43.38" N, 75° 50' 26.22" W
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Area Code(s)610, 484
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 670 Buck Run Rd, Coatesville PA 19320, US
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