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The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
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)