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The Victorian Woman Who Chased Eclipses

Lost Women of Science

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Annie Mander: A Trailblazing Astronomer's Journey

Exploring the life and work of Annie Mander, a pioneering astronomer from Northern Ireland in 1868. The chapter follows her challenges, passion for solar physics, and her determination to study solar phenomena, including traveling the world to witness total solar eclipses and understand the sun's corona. It highlights her groundbreaking research, societal constraints faced as a married woman in a male-dominated field, and the significance of studying solar activities and eclipses in connecting astronomical events with Earth.

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