Eureka Reporter | 1906-09-21 | Page 7 | Women Astronomers

women astronomers mrs peton fleming who was recently elected a member of the royal astronomical society Is not the only woman who succeeded in compre bending the mysteries of the heavens miss henrietta leavitt discovered 25 new variable stars some years ago lady huggans diligently helps her husband sir william muggins in hia 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 hugging and himself in astrophysics