Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Agnes Mary Clerke
Born: February 10, 1842
Died: January 20, 1907 (aged 64)
Bio: Agnes Mary Clerke was an astronomer and writer, mainly in the field of astronomy. She was born in Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland, and died in London.
Known for:
- The System Of The Stars (1890)
- Modern cosmogonies
- The Herschels And Modern Astronomy (1895)
- The Concise Knowledge Astronomy (1898)