Show women astronomers mrs peton fleming who wag re bently elected a member of the royal astronomical society Is not the only woman who has succeeded in compre bending the mysteries of the heavens miss henrietta leavitt discovered 25 new variable stars some years ago lady huggins diligently helps her husband sir william huggins in his astronomical observations in their house in south london they possess a very finely equipped observatory which contains the enormous tele scope presented by the royal society to sir william in recognition of the work accomplished by lady huggins and himself in astrophysics |