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Maria Mitchell, the first widely recognized American woman scientist, gained international acclaim after discovering a comet in 1847. As Vassar College’s first astronomy professor, she advanced ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Before Neil deGrasse Tyson, before Carl Sagan, before Edwin Hubble, there was Maria Mitchell. She was an international celebrity in her day, celebrated by — among others — the King of Denmark. A World ...

On an October night in 1847, a telescope on the roof of the Pacific National Bank building on Nantucket Island was trained onto the deep black sky. At the eyepiece was an accomplished amateur ...

Standing in the entrance to the first floor west wing of the National Museum of American History, a large telescope towers over visitors. It’s angled toward the ceiling, drawing the eye up to imagine ...

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Born in 1818 (the same year Venus occulted Jupiter), Maria Mitchell was not only America’s first female astronomer, she was also the first person in the country’s history to discover a comet – a feat ...

Today’s Google logo celebrates the first professional female astronomer in the US, Maria Mitchell. The animated logo depicts Mitchell atop a roof, staring at the stars with a handheld telescope.

From exploring outer space to flying aircrafts, leading scientific research to breaking political barriers, women today can be seen in almost every field. It wasn’t, however, always this way. There ...