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Annie Jump Cannon


 

Annie Jump Cannon ( December 11, 1863April 13, 1941) was a US astronomer.

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December 11 - 1863 - April 13 - 1941 - US - Astronomer

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She was born to shipbuilder and state senator, Wilson Lee Cannon, and his second wife, Mary Elizabeth Jump, in Dover, Delaware. Mary gave birth to two more daughters after Annie, in addition to the four step children she inherited in the marriage. Annie's mother had a childhood interest in star gazing, and she passed that interest along to Annie.

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