Maria Mitchell

Massachusetts born and raised ❤️ astronomy is my life (August 1, 1818 - June 28, 1889)

[Maria Mitchell @MariaMi88602094]

At age 12, I helped my father calculate the position of our house by observing a solar eclipse.

[Maria Mitchell @MariaMi88602094]

@KeplerInMotion 🤯

[Johannes Kepler @KeplerInMotion]

Did you know the elephant is the only mammal who can't jump!

[Maria Mitchell @MariaMi88602094]

I made the decision to allow nonwhite children to attend my school. Segregation was still popular, so I could have lost my job.

[Maria Mitchell @MariaMi88602094]

An Italian astronomer almost got the credit for the discovery of C/1847 T1. It was all taken care of though.

[Maria Mitchell @MariaMi88602094]

One challenge I faced was the wage gap, but I went straight to the boss and demanded equality! 💪

[Maria Mitchell @MariaMi88602094]

@MrHorstmeyer Maria Mitchell Observatory in Nantucket

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Made a plan to retire in 1888. Too bad I’ll be dead soon after that. #ripme

[Maria Mitchell @MariaMi88602094]

Might I add that I was the first one appointed to the faculty. 😏

[Maria Mitchell @MariaMi88602094]

In 1865, I became a professor of astronomy at Vassar College.

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I received a gold medal prize for discovering C/1847 T1. King Christian VIII gave it to me.

[Maria Mitchell @MariaMi88602094]

Did you know I am a first cousin four times removed of Benjamin Franklin?

[Maria Mitchell @MariaMi88602094]

I took a job as a computer of Venus for the United States Nautical Almanac. In the end, I was a able to predict the positioning Venus in the sky for years to come.

[Maria Mitchell @MariaMi88602094]

“We especially need imagination in science.” - Me

[Maria Mitchell @MariaMi88602094]

@FranklinChangD4 @realMargGeller I must have been so smart then...

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@realMargGeller

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@MBurbidge66 Girl you right.

[Maria Mitchell @MariaMi88602094]

@MBurbidge66 As a fellow women in science, I can confirm it was the shoulders.

[Maria Mitchell @MariaMi88602094]

Fight fight fight! https://t.co/VBTDQqlYlB

[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar @chandras1998]

From everyone disbelieving my theories, it seems that ya'll respect Einstein better than me. Don't make me start a Saul-VS-David situation!

[Maria Mitchell @MariaMi88602094]

This girl! I have been dead since 1889 💀 https://t.co/ShNWb2w3LL

[Mr. Horstmeyer @MrHorstmeyer]

Anyone here communicating from the grave?