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Miss Mitchell's Comet
Maria Mitchell discovered a comet, became the first female astronomer in the United States, and even has a crater on the moon named after her! Learn more about her passion for the stars with an informative reading passage, followed by...
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Exploring the Sky: Reading Maria's Comet
Discover the science behind astronomy. After reading the book Maria's Comet, which is about a young woman who breaks new ground by becoming a female astronomer, young learners practice reading comprehension with...
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See the Stars
Students explore the nighttime sky. In this space science lesson plan, students read the book Maria's Comet and and investigate the sky using their naked eyes. Students compare the view of their naked eyes to the view of a telescope.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 428: Maria Mitchell
Read about Maria Mitchell, one of the first female astronomers, in this transcript of a radio broadcast.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Mary Helen Wright Greuter (1914 1997)
Mary Helen Wright Greuter (1914-1997) was an astronomer and author of Sweeper in the Sky: The Life of Maria Mitchell. This photograph was part of the publisher's publicity materials
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Muriel E. Mussells Seyfert (B. 1909)
Muriel E. Mussells Seyfert (b. 1909) was an astronomer at Harvard College Observatory and had just discovered three new ring nebulae in the Milky Way when this photograph was taken, March 1936
Agnes Scott College
Agnes Scott College: Caroline Herschel Biography
This biography of Caroline Herschel (1750-1848 CE), a female mathematician and astronomer provides information on her upbringing and her road to fame.