Annie Jump Cannon

Annie Jump Cannon ( December 11, 1863 – April 13, 1941) was a 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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At Wilmington Conference Academy, Annie showed promise as a student, particularly in mathematics. In 1880 she was sent to Wellesley College, Massachusetts, one of the top academic schools for women in the U.S. The cold winter climate in the area led to repeated infections, and in one such bought she was stricken with scarlet fever. As a result, she became almost completely deaf.

December 11: December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 20 days remaining....

1863: 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday....

1941: :1941 is also the title of a Steven Spielberg movie made in 1979 see 1941 (film)....

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