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NAME: Maria Mitchell
OCCUPATION: Astronomer
BIRTH DATE: August 01, 1818
DEATH DATE: June 28, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH: Nantucket, Massachusetts
PLACE OF DEATH: Lynn, Massachusetts

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Maria Mitchell is best known for being the first professional woman astronomer in the United States.

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Maria Mitchell was born August 1, 1818 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. She studied astronomy on her own time with the support of her father. In 1847 she established the orbit of a new comet gaining her recognition in astronomy circles. She went on to take a position at Vassar College and took pictures of sunspots.

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