Annie Jump Cannon

By: Vireo 

 Did you know that Annie Jump Cannon was a scientist who invented the stellar star spectra? I bet you did. Today I Will be talking about her life as if it was a timeline story. Now you might be wondering why she decided to be a scientist or how she died. I am going to tell you my story of Annie Jump Cannon. Childhood Annie was born in Dover, Delaware, on December 11, 1863, and was the oldest of three sisters. She studied the stars with her mother using an old astronomy textbook. School Annie studied physics and astronomy at Wellesley College. Annie graduated in 1884 and went back to Delaware. Her Mother died in 1894 and she went to Radcliffe to have access to a telescope. Cannon learned photography. She took photos of the sun's eclipse. Her photos were published at the 1893 world’s fair.Later years In 1940 she published her first copy of the Stelar Spectra which is a unique way to classify stars used by scientists and can be memorized by saying Oh Be A Fine Girl/Guy Kiss Me (O B A F G K M). She retired in 1940 and died shortly after in Cambridge Massachusetts, April 13, 1940, from scarlet fever at the age of 83. And to wrap this up in a nice bow I will explain why I chose Annie Jump Cannon and why she is so amazing, because this is a report on what makes Annie Jump Cannon so amazing. That is why I chose her too because just like I said Annie Jump Cannon is just a great person in real life. Annie was a normal person just like me and you but still accomplished so many amazing things and I hope you learned more about Annie Jump Cannon.


Sources:
Wikipedia
Women who changed the world by: Laurie Calkhoven
Mrs. D’s website
I used Vintage Dancer for research on what Annie Jump Cannon’s outfit might have looked like. “https://vintagedancer.com/victorian/make-victorian-costume-dress/”