Margaret Harwood

Margaret Harwood (March 19, 1885 – February 6, 1979)[1] was an American astronomer specializing in photometry and the first director of the Maria Mitchell Observatory in Nantucket, Massachusetts. An asteroid discovered in 1960 was named 7040 Harwood in her honor.

Margaret Harwood

Born	(1885-03-19)March 19, 1885 Littleton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	February 6, 1979(1979-02-06) (aged 93) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Radcliffe College (AB) University of California, Berkeley (AM)
Awards	Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy
Institutions	Harvard Observatory Maria Mitchell Observatory

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