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Maria Mitchell was an astronomer who was born on August 1, 1818 and died in June of 1889. Her mother was Lydia Coleman Mitchell and her father was William Mitchell. Maria is famous for discovering a comet that was later named Miss Mitchell's Comet. She is also famous for being the first American female to be employed as a professional astronomer.

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