Scottish astronomer Williamina Fleming discovered the Horsehead Nebula in 1888 while scanning photographic plates at Harvard College Observatory. Edward Emerson Barnard, who imaged it in 1913 ...

So, he decided to hire her. Williamina Fleming ran a team for decades, classified thousands of stars, and discovered white swarfs and the Horsehead Nebula." The user who posted the claim added ...

He hired his maid, Williamina Fleming, along with several other women, who became known as "computers." Fleming proved Pickering's point. In addition to discovering the Horsehead Nebula ...

Williamina Fleming went from doing domestic work to ... and 59 gaseous nebulae - including the iconic Horsehead Nebula. Fleming also recognized the existence of earth-sized stars, later named ...

The Horsehead Nebula's dusty shape all but disappears ... The discoverer was Williamina Fleming, a maid of astronomy professor Edward Pickering. Pickering hired Fleming and several other women ...

Image caption, This is photographic plate B2312 in which Williamina discovered the Horsehead Nebula. The three black circles are the stars of Orion's belt. The Horsehead Nebula is circled just ...

"When the [Horsehead Nebula] was discovered ... Sequence 1 (Page 1): Fleming, Williamina Paton Stevens. Journal of Williamina Patton Fleming. 1900. Harvard University Library PDS.

The discoverer was Williamina Fleming, a maid of astronomy professor ... No one is sure when the name "Horsehead nebula" was first used, NASA officials said. Join our Space Forums to keep talking ...