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Maria Mitchell

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I was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music.


— Maria Mitchell


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I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle.


— Maria Mitchell


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People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the head, can bear.


— Maria Mitchell


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Question everything.


— Maria Mitchell


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Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow.


— Maria Mitchell


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That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.


— Maria Mitchell


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The greatest object in educating is to give a right habit of study.


— Maria Mitchell


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The love of one's own sex is precious, for it is neither provoked by vanity nor retained by flattery; it is genuine and sincere.


— Maria Mitchell


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The Southern character is opposed to haste. Safety is of more worth than speed, and there is no hurry.


— Maria Mitchell


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The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power!


— Maria Mitchell


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About Maria Mitchell






Did you know about Maria Mitchell?

At home Maria's father taught her astronomy using his personal telescope. She became professor of astronomy at Vassar College in 1865 the first person (male or female) appointed to the faculty. She was also named as Director of the Vassar College Observatory.

She won a gold medal prize for her discovery which was presented to her by King Frederick VII of Denmark. Maria Mitchell (August 1 1818 – June 28 1889) (pron: ma-RY-ah) was an American astronomer who in 1847 by using a telescope discovered a comet which as a result became known as the "Miss Mitchell's Comet".

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