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On this day in 1865 – March 21st – Antonia Maury was born in Cold Stream, New York.

She was best known for her work at Harvard College Observatory. Her stellar classification system allowed Danish astronomer Ejnar Hertzsprung to show the evolution of stars.


Mona Evans
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