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583-A Woman and Pluto
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Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Apr 10, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Elizabeth William graduated from MIT in 1903 as one of the top students in physics and mathematics. As the head "human computer" at Lowell Observatory She used the motions of Uranus and Neptune to predict the location of Planet X. Elizabeth Williams died penniless at the age of 102 years. In 2020 a graduate student at Lowell Observatory, Catherine A. Clark, is finally giving Elizabeth Williams some of the recognition she deserves.
Released:
Apr 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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