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Margaret Harwood

Margaret Harwood
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Margaret Harwood was an American astronomer specializing in photometry and the first director of the Maria Mitchell Observatory in Nantucket, Massachusetts. An asteroid discovered in 1960 was named 7040 Harwood in her honor.

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  1. George MinotDecember 2, 1885 – February 25, 1950
  2. Grigory NeujminDecember 22, 1885 – December 17, 1946
  3. Harlow ShapleyNovember 2, 1885 – October 20, 1972
  4. John Edensor LittlewoodJune 9, 1885 – September 6, 1977
  5. Margaret Harwood (this page)March 19, 1885 – February 6, 1979
  6. Viggo BrunOctober 13, 1885 – August 15, 1978

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