The scientist Williamina Fleming

Williamina Fleming

Living place: Scotland

Birthday: 15-5-1857

Global rank: #99322

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Who is The scientist Williamina Fleming?
Scottish astronomer remembered for developing a workable system for star cataloging under the tutelage of the famous astronomer Edward Charles Pickering. In 1888, she discovered the Horsehead Nebula.
In 1906, she became the first female member of the Royal Astronomical Society.
 
 

Young / Before famous

She served as the maid for Edward Charles Pickering, and proved to be her gateway into astronomy.

Family life info

She married accountant James Orr Fleming, with whom she had a son, in May 1877.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling The scientist Williamina Fleming?
Her research laid the foundation for the work of American astronomer Annie Cannon.

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When was The scientist Williamina Fleming born?
Williamina Fleming was born in 15-5-1857, death year is , at the age of 167.
Where is The scientist Williamina Fleming's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Williamina Fleming was born in . is a The scientist, whose Zodiac is Taurus, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Snake. Williamina Fleming's global rank is 99322 and whose rank is 808 in list of famous The scientist.
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Events in 1857 and 15-5

Birthday Williamina Fleming (15-5) in history

  • Day 15-5 year 1862: The U.S. Department of Agriculture was created by an act of Congress on this day.
  • Day 15-5 year 1911: The Standard Oil Company, headed by John D. Rockefeller, was ordered dissolved by the Supreme Court, under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
  • Day 15-5 year 1918: The first air mail route in the U.S. was established between New York and Washington, DC, with a stop at Philadelphia.
  • Day 15-5 year 1930: On a Boeing Air Transport flight between Oakland and Chicago, Ellen Church became the first airline stewardess.
  • Day 15-5 year 1940: Nylon stockings went on sale for the first time in the United States.
  • Day 15-5 year 1972: Alabama Governor George Wallace was shot and crippled as he campaigned for the presidency.
  • Day 15-5 year 1988: The Soviet Union began to withdraw its estimated 115,000 troops from Afghanistan.
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