Margaretta Palmer
Margaretta Palmer | |
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Palmer in 1918 | |
| Born | August 29, 1862 Branford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 1924 (aged 61) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Vassar College Yale University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Yale University Observatory |
Margaretta Palmer (1862–1924) was an American astronomer, one of the first women to earn a doctorate in astronomy. She worked at the Yale University Observatory at a time when woman were frequently hired as assistant astronomers, but when most of these women had only a high school education, so Palmer's advanced degree made her unusual for her time.