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100 1 $aWallmark, Laurie.
245 10$aHer eyes on the stars :$bMaria Mitchell, astronomer /$cby Laurie Wallmark ; illustrated by Liz Wong.
246 30$aMaria Mitchell, astronomer
260 $a[New York] :$bCreston Books,$cc2023.
300 $a[32] p. :$bcol. ill. ;$c29 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $aMaria Mitchell's curiosity about the night sky led her to spend hours studying the stars. She discovered a comet as a young woman, winning an award from the King of Denmark for being the first person to discover a new comet using a telescope. Now famous as "the lady astronomer," Maria went on to become a professional astronomer, an unheard of achievement for a woman in the 19th century. She was the first woman to get any kind of government job when she was hired by the United States Naval Observatory. Then as the first woman astronomy professor in the world, Maria used her position at Vassar College to teach young women to set their sights on the sky, training new generations of female astronomers. Her story inspires all of us to reach for the stars.
521 1 $aAges 6-8.
600 10$aMitchell, Maria,$d1818-1889$vJuvenile literature.
650 0$aAstronomers$vBiography$vJuvenile literature.
650 0$aWomen astronomers$vJuvenile literature.
650 0$aComets$vJuvenile literature.
700 1 $aWong, Liz.