Annie Jump Cannon (/ ˈkænən /; December 11, 1863 – April 13, 1941) was an American astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of contemporary stellar classification. [2]

Annie Jump Cannon (born December 11, 1863, Dover, Delaware, U.S.—died April 13, 1941, Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an American astronomer who specialized in the classification of …

Known as the “census taker of the sky,” Annie Jump Cannon was a brilliant astronomer that revolutionized the way scientists classify stars. Not only did she develop the important Harvard …

Apr 17, 2019 · A trailblazing scientist, Annie Jump Cannon is responsible for the official classification of hundreds of thousands of stars.

Annie Jump Cannon (December 11, 1863 – April 13, 1941) was a deaf American astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of contemporary stellar classification.

Jan 16, 2022 · She was the eldest of three daughters of Wilson Cannon, a Delaware shipbuilder and state senator, and his second wife, Mary Jump. Annie began her life-long relationship with astronomy …

Annie Jump Cannon, born in-Dover, Delaware, educated at the Wilmington Conference Academy, Dover, and Wellesley College was hailed at her death as a "Delaware Great" and the world's most …

American astronomer who was the first to develop a simple spectral classification system and who classified more stars than anyone previously.

Main achievements: Harvard Classification Scheme for stars. Annie Jump Cannon was an American astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of contemporary stellar …

Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon perfected the universal system of stellar classification still in use today, and compiled the largest accumulation of astronomical information ever assembled by an individual – …