Fleming made major scientific discoveries and belonged to the Harvard Computers, a team of women who processed astronomical ...

Silent Sky, written by Lauren Gunderson, brings us the "almost-true" story of the women who worked in the early days of astronomy and are fundamental to our collective understanding of the cosmos.

of Markdale and formerly of Arthur passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 9, 2020 in her 89th year. Loving mother of Darlene Kilgour (Dan), Alex McKechnie (Melissa) and Allister McKechnie ...

George, 65, and Williamina Hay, 61, from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, took 55 orders for adjustable beds and chairs in the months before their firm went bust - most of which were from “elderly and ...

Disgraced Peter Fleming, 41, fled the dock after being given community service for making vile remarks at women colleagues — including telling one she should “tie herself up and dress like a ...

Peter Fleming was sentenced at Greenock Sheriff Court today, having previously pleaded guilty to three charges of communicating indecently with women by engaging them in conversations of a sexual ...

Initially just a maid, the Scottish Williamina Fleming (1857–1911) became a pioneering astronomer in the classification of stellar spectra. Women pioneered astronomy research at Harvard. However, the ...

The group included Harvard computer and astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868–1921), Annie Jump Cannon (1863–1941), Williamina Fleming (1857–1911), and Antonia Maury (1866–1952).