Elizabeth Brown (1830-1899),English astronomer. Brown,one of many amateur astronomers in 19th-century Britain,taught herself the principles of science. She began observing sunspots,at first projecting the sun's image onto white cardboard before acquiring a refractor. She also went on several voyages to observe solar eclipses. She was instrumental in founding the British Astronomical Association,which,unlike the Royal Astronomical Society,accepted women at the time | |
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