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The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Annie Jump Cannon
Born: December 11, 1863
Died: April 13, 1941 (aged 77)
Bio: Annie Jump Cannon was an American astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of contemporary stellar classification. With Edward C.
Known for:
- In the Footsteps of Columbus
- The Henry Draper Extension (1925)