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Williamina Fleming

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Science Atlas. "Williamina Fleming." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-science.interactiveatlas.org/scientists/williamina-fleming.

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@misc{scienceatlas-williamina-fleming,
  author = {Science Atlas},
  title = {Williamina Fleming},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-science.interactiveatlas.org/scientists/williamina-fleming},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Williamina Fleming was a Scottish astronomer. At the Harvard College Observatory she contributed to the photographic classification of stellar spectra, helping to develop a common designation system for stars, and she is credited with the discovery of the Horsehead Nebula in 1888.

Facts

Birth Datethe subject's own account

1857-05-15 1

Death Datethe subject's own account

1911-05-21 1

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Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming was a Scottish astronomer. At the Harvard College Observatory, she contributed to the photographic classification of stellar spectra, helping to develop a common designation system for stars.

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