Annie Jump Cannon quotes

Annie Jump Cannon was an American astronomer who pioneered the classification of stars by their spectra. Her work led to the creation of the Harvard Classification Scheme, still in use today. She played a crucial role in advancing women’s participation in science. Here are 3 of her quotes:

Teaching man his relatively small sphere in the creation, it also encourages him by its lessons of the unity of Nature and shows him that his power of comprehension allies him with the great intelligence over-reaching all. (Annie Jump Cannon)
Classifying the stars has helped materially in all studies of the structure of the universe. View quote
Annie Jump Cannon
No greater problem is presented to the human mind. View quote
Annie Jump Cannon

Annie Jump Cannon

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Occupation: American Scientist
Born: December 11, 1863
Died: April 13, 1941
Quotes count: 3

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