Geek Fact for August 1st

In 1818, Maria Mitchell, America’s first woman astronomer, was born.

In 1847, she discovered a comet now known as “Miss Mitchell’s Comet”. She later became the first woman member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Association for the Advancement of Science.

Learn more at http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/mitchell.html

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