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Nantucket Island Observatories, Museums, Aquarium + Research Center | Building on the legacy of Nantucket Native Maria Mitchell, American Astronomer + Educator

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Maria Mitchell In Her Own Words - Feb. 5, 1882.  We have had two very heavy snow storms since Feb. came in.  We have twice been unable to get out of the Observatory without help.  The first time 6 men, two horses and a girl came to our rescue;... https://t.co/PirzmLe1u1

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Inspiration all around us: https://t.co/vM4nzvzqU5

[Maria Mitchell Assoc @MMA_Nantucket]

Beauty from the Sea - Be this then a lesson to thy soul – that thou reckon nothing worthless. And herein as thou walkest by the sea shall weeds be a type and an earnest {?}   Of the stored and uncounted riches, lying hid in all creatures of... https://t.co/DnChBmjd51

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The November Rose - It bloomed!  And no one ate it. JNLF https://t.co/1fxRMqUHmi

[Quotabelle @Quotabelle]

Wonder •
Maria Mitchell • astronomer • comet discoverer • Vassar prof

quotation source: Vassar College • 50th Anniversary commemoration book • 1916
#quotabelle #mariamitchell #astronomer #vassarcollege #stemforgirls #quotationsbywomen #nudgeword #wonder #beautifullysaid

[Laura Alary @LauraAlary1]

I am delighted and honoured that The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything is a starred pick in the Fall 2022 edition of Best Books for Kids and Teens from the @kidsbookcentre Thanks to @KidsCanPress for celebrating with their authors and illustrators🌟#MariaMitchell #PictureBooks

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“We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire; the more we see, the more we are capable of seeing.”

— Maria Mitchell

1YR OF VIJAYI TEJASSWI

[SPACE.com @SPACEdotcom]

What fictional spaceship would you travel the galaxy in?

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Congratulations Anavi! ⁦@BrownUniversity⁩ #aMMAzing https://t.co/afyyNTFsbo

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Maria Mitchell In Her Own Words - Jan. 11th {1858}… . All the early observatories of Europe seem to have been built as temples to Urania, and not as working chamber of science.  The Royal Observatory of Greenwich, and the Imperial Observatory... https://t.co/DKCtgAVoOA

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https://t.co/9HOImXvGW4 The Maria Mitchell Association interns are LIVE at @AAS_Office

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Raising the Roof! - Well, maybe not in the most literal sense – but they are raising the roofing shingles to remove them for a new roof! With a matching grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund and several donors who helped make... https://t.co/8jo2Jvbkcu

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November Rose - On November 29, 2022, I came across this in the Mitchell House garden.  This is a transplanted and struggling rose that is constantly attacked by bunnies – oh, yes, my nemesis again – and I have tried very hard to protect it... https://t.co/yOiwOS0R8d

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PEACE - As Walt Whitman once wrote, “Peace is always beautiful.”   Peace can mean many different things.  I have used this Whitman quote above before – my Father loved Whitman.  And when I quote Whitman, it makes me feel like my Father is... https://t.co/q0lWaKansl

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Maria Mitchell In Her Own Words - Dec. 8, 1853.  Last night we had the first meeting of the class in elocution.  It was very pleasant, but my deficiency of ear was never more apparent to myself. We had exercises in the ascending scale, and I... https://t.co/USMA8ETM72

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Life on Vestal - You would think in the midst of town – albeit the edge of town – that animal life would not be as abundant.  However, that is not the case.  I know I have written extensively about my nemesis – the rabbit – but we have other... https://t.co/YIdx6qNCfW

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Maria Mitchell Vestal Street Observatory Update - It has been a bit of time since I updated you on the conservation project at the MMO.  Things are moving along although we are still confronted – as everyone else is – with supply chain issues.... https://t.co/AA3cuynNMX

[Maria Mitchell Assoc @MMA_Nantucket]

RAVENOUS REPTILES …by Artist-in-Residence Henry Michaelis https://t.co/VFwG8Q2bJj

[NASA @NASA]

#Artemis I is launching to the Moon!

Nov. 15:
3:30pm ET (2030 UTC): Tanking coverage
10:30pm ET (0330 UTC): Launch broadcast

Nov. 16:
8:30am ET (1330 UTC): Trajectory burn
10am ET (1500 UTC): Earth views from @NASA_Orion

Stay tuned: https://t.co/sQWu67xTPq

[Maria Mitchell Assoc @MMA_Nantucket]

Maria Mitchell In Her Own Words - Nov. 11, 1887.  Today when I feel well it seems to me that I may, when I retire, lecture some.  Every year I decline one or two invitations to lecture.  The Herschels make one very long Lecture; the St.... https://t.co/AnMSGRdQPT