Definition of Maria mitchell

1. Noun. United States astronomer who studied sunspots and nebulae (1818-1889).

Exact synonyms: Mitchell
Generic synonyms: Astronomer, Stargazer, Uranologist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maria Mitchell

Margery
Margie
Marginal Line Calculus Index
Marginocephalia
Margo
Margot
Marguerite
Marguerite Radclyffe Hall
Mari
Mari El
Maria
Maria Callas
Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Cherubini
Maria Magdalene von Losch
Maria Meneghini Callas
Maria Mitchell
Maria Montesorri
Maria Tallchief
Mariah
Marian
Marian Anderson
Mariana
Mariana Islands
Mariana Trench
Marianas
Marianne
Marianne Craig Moore
Marianne Moore
Mariavite
Maricopa

Literary usage of Maria mitchell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lives of Girls who Became Famous by Sarah Knowles Bolton (1886)
"maria mitchell. maria mitchell. IN the quiet, picturesque island of Nantucket, in a simple home, lived William and Lydia Mitchell with their family of ten ..."

2. Woman; Her Position, Influence, and Achievement Throughout the Civilized by William C. King (1902)
"For patient, plodding, persistent work, few have surpassed maria mitchell. She was born in Nantucket, and, as the land has few attractions, the people are ..."

3. Annual Report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society to by American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society (1908)
"The Chancellor said: maria mitchell. The third in point of age among the three famous American women is maria mitchell, who was born ..."

4. Daughters of Genius: A Series of Sketches of Authors, Artists, Reformers by James Parton (1888)
"maria mitchell. PROFESSOR maria mitchell, the distinguished astronomer, whose face is so vividly remembered bj Vassar students of recent years, ..."

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