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Scots Who Changed the World

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Susie Mitchell explores the lives and work of important Scottish scientists.

Scots Who Changed the World: Series 1: Williamina Fleming, Astronomer

Williamina Fleming

Williamina Fleming, Astronomer

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BBC Scotland - Scots Who Changed the World, Series 1, Williamina Fleming, Astronomer

The story of how a Dundee-born maid became of the most important astronomers of the time.

The story of how a young emigrant from Dundee was forced to find work in Boston as a housekeeper, but went on to become one of the most important astronomers of the time.

Dr Susie Mitchell tells the story of how a young emigrant from Dundee was forced to find work in Boston as a housekeeper, but went on to become one of the most important astronomers of the time.

Photograph reproduced by permission of the National Library of Scotland.

Scots Who Changed the World: Series 1

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Dr Susie Mitchell explores the lives of and work of Scottish scientists, astronomer Williamina Fleming and physicist James Clerk Maxwell.

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