Harwood, Margaret, 1885-1979.
Margaret Harwood Maria Mitchell Observatory photograph collection, 1914-1971.
The collection consists of photographs of Margaret Harwood, her family, her trips, the Maria Mitchell Observatory, and of conferences, observatories, and telescopes.
American astronomer. A.M., University of California (1916), Harwood directed the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Observatory (1916-1957). Her particular field was photometry, measuring variation in the light of stars and asteroids, especially that of the small planet Eros. A member of the American Astronomical Society and Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, Harwood corresponded with fellow astronomers and traveled widely in Europe and the United States. She also did volunteer work on Nantucket.
Harwood, Margaret, 1885-1979.
Maria Mitchell Observatory (Nantucket, Mass.)
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