Rosina Dafter
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Rosina Dafter , FRAS was an astronomer and the first Australian woman to be made a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. She re-discovered the Pons-Winnecke comet in 1927 and was responsible for the discovery of previously unobserved variable stars in the Carina constellation.
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John Pringle NicholAlso won Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gertrude BaconAlso won Fellow of the Royal Astronomical SocietyGemma LavenderAlso won Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
Michael PeelAlso won Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hector Munro MacdonaldAlso won Fellow of the Royal Astronomical SocietyWilliam BeaufortAlso won Fellow of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAbout this person
Country
AustraliaCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1875 to 1959 · aged 84
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