Maria Michell

Maria A Michell, age 87, Stamford, CT View Details

Cities: Stamford CT, Milford CT Possible Relatives: Edgar H Michel, Adam G Michell, Alex H Michell

Maria R Michell, age 76, Menasha, WI View Details

Cities: Menasha WI, Gwinn MI Possible Relatives: Antonio M Michell, Jerry Lloyd Michell, Roy Dean Michell

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Address:***** 57 S Munn Ave, East Orange, NJ. Phone Number: (973) 674-****

Maria Guadalupe Michell, age 40s View Details

Possible Relatives: Francisco Michel, Gustavo M Michel, Laura E Michel

Maria I Michell, age 40s View Details

Possible Relatives: Alvaro Michel, Christina Michel, Claudia C Michel

Maria Michell Michell, age 36 View Details

Possible Relatives: David B Michell, Donald Jeffery Michell, Donald J Michell

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Maria Mitchell Aquarium

The Maria Mitchell Association Aquarium, also known as the Nantucket Aquarium, is a small, local, seasonal aquarium in Nantucket, Massachusetts. It serves as the island's only marine science center anread more...d resource. The Aquarium is one of the many resources offered by the Maria Mitchell Association, a local non-profit organization that promotes scientific education and research in service to the legacy of Maria Mitchell (1818-1889), America's first female astronomer and Nantucket native.read less...

Maria Mitchell Association

The Maria Mitchell Association is a private non-profit organization on the island of Nantucket off the coast of Massachusetts. The association owns the Maria Mitchell Observatory, a second observatoryread more..., a Natural History Museum, the Maria Mitchell Aquarium at Nantucket Harbor, a history museum that is the birthplace of Maria Mitchell, and a Science Library. Staff members of the Maria Mitchell Association conduct research into topics as varied as astrophysics and the American burying beetle, amongst other scientific topics. The properties offer a variety of science and history-related programming and are on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the rest of the island.read less...

Maria Mitchell Observatory

The Maria Mitchell Observatory in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA, was founded in 1908 and named in honor of Maria Mitchell, the first American woman astronomer. It is a major component of the Maria Mitread more...chell Association. The Observatory actually consists of two observatories - the main Maria Mitchell Observatory near downtown Nantucket and the Loines Observatory about a kilometer west of town. It is also the repository for a valuable collection of over 8000 wide-field glass photographic plates, recording observations of large swaths of sky from 1913 to 1995.read less...

Biography: Maria Mitchell - National Women's History Museum • womenshistory.org

Friends and supporters founded the Maria Mitchell Association on Nantucket in 1902; they preserved her home, which is open to visitors. Mitchell was one of three women elected to the Hall of Fame of Great Americans in 1905, and was an inductee into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York.

Maria Mitchell - Wikipedia • wikipedia.org

Maria Mitchell (/ m ə ˈ r aɪ ə / mə-RY-ə; [1] August 1, 1818 - June 28, 1889) was an American astronomer, librarian, naturalist, and educator. [2] In 1847, she discovered a comet named 1847 VI (modern designation C/1847 T1) that was later known as "Miss Mitchell's Comet" in her honor. [3] She won a gold medal prize for her discovery, which was presented to her by King Christian VIII of ...

About Maria Mitchell • mariamitchell.org

Learn about Maria Mitchell, America's first professional female astronomer, who discovered a comet in 1847 and taught at Vassar College. Explore her life, achievements, and legacy on Nantucket Island.

Maria Mitchell - Quotes, Astronomer & Discovery - Biography • biography.com

Maria Mitchell was an astronomer who studied astronomy on her own time with the support of her father. In 1847, Mitchell discovered a new comet, which became known as "Miss Mitchell's Comet ...

Maria Mitchell: America's first female astronomer • noaa.gov

Maria (Mar-eye-uh) Mitchell was a renowned astronomer and professor in the 1800s and most likely the first woman to work for the U.S. government in a professional capacity.In 1845, she was hired by the U.S. Coast Survey, one of NOAA's predecessor agencies, to assist her father on a project to establish cardinal points (each of the four main points of the compass — north, south, east, and ...

Maria Mitchell: Astronomer & Feminist | Space • space.com

Maria Mitchell was a 19th-century astronomer and feminist who is best known for discovering a comet in 1847. Her discovery made her instantly famous and resulted in her being elected to the ...

Maria Mitchell, Astronomer - U.S. National Park Service • nps.gov

Maria Mitchell was born on August 1, 1818 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Her parents were Quakers, and gave her an education of the same quality that boys got at that time. Early on, Maria taught in her father's school. At home, he taught her astronomy. At only twelve years old, Maria helped her father calculate exactly when a solar eclipse ...

Maria Mitchell Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline • thefamouspeople.com

Maria Mitchell was a 19th century American astronomer, credited to be the first professional female astronomer in the United States. Distantly related to the renowned polymath, Benjamin Franklin, she was born into an open-minded Quaker family. Her parents believed in educating women and encouraged young Maria's early intellectual pursuits.