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Williamina Fleming

Williamina Fleming
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Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming was a Scottish astronomer. At the Harvard College Observatory, she contributed to the photographic classification of stellar spectra, helping to develop a common designation system for stars.

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  1. Aleksandr LyapunovJune 6, 1857 – November 3, 1918
  2. Charles Scott SherringtonNovember 27, 1857 – March 4, 1952
  3. Edward Emerson BarnardDecember 16, 1857 – February 6, 1923
  4. John JolyNovember 1, 1857 – December 8, 1933
  5. Ronald RossMay 13, 1857 – September 16, 1932
  6. Williamina Fleming (this page)May 15, 1857 – May 21, 1911

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