Annie Jump Cannon was a female astronomer best known for coming up with the current system of stellar classification. Her system — ranking stars as O, B, A, F, G, K or M, with "O" being the ...

Annie Jump Cannon was exploring the stars long before her passion for the cosmos led her to Harvard. Born in Dover, Delaware in 1863, Cannon grew up learning the names of the constellations from ...

Annie was the eldest of three daughters; the first born of Wilson Cannon and Mary Jump. It was Annie's mother, Mary, that got Annie interested in astronomy in the first place.

December 11 is the birthday of astronomer Annie Jump Cannon, who developed the system astronomers use to classify stars. But the most famous female astronomer in history almost abandoned her ...

Annie Jump Cannon. The first was Annie Jump Cannon. Born in Delaware in 1863, she was encouraged to work in astronomy by her mother, who enjoyed showing her the constellations at night.

The legacy of Annie Jump Cannon, a pioneering Dover native who revolutionized stellar classification, is being remembered today. Cannon, born 161 years ago on this day in 1863, made groundbreaking ...

Annie Jump Cannon, whose stellar accomplishments in astronomy are highlighted in the Google Doodle, became fascinated by the stars because her mother, Mary Jump, taught her the constellations, and ...

Meet Annie Jump Cannon, whose stellar classification scheme is still used today.

When Annie Jump Cannon, the subject of Thursday's Google Doodle, joined the Harvard College Observatory in 1896, our picture of the universe was far different than it is today.

Meet Annie Jump Cannon, who's great career in astronomy led to her being known as the 'Census Taker of the Sky.' News Sports Entertainment Business Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.