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Stories in Sound The Lady Computer of Strabane Annie Maunder - The Lady Computer of Strabane

Find out more about the pioneering astronomer and solar photographer Annie Maunder.

  • Annie with her solar camera at the Canadian Eclipse Station in Labrador, August 1905.
  • There was a very strong social element to the eclipse expeditions, which could take months.
  • Annie’s Husband Walter with his solar telescope.
  • The corona of 18th May 1901 - photographed by Annie in Mauritius.
  • At the Altazimuth Pavilion at Greenwich Royal Observatory, where Annie worked as a Lady Computer.
  • Built in 1888, the Altazimuth Pavilion is normally closed to the public.  It holds a Solar telescope from Annie’s time there.
  • Anne-Marie with archivist Sian Prosser and science historian Dr Rebekah Higgitt, at the Royal Astronomical Society offices.
  • Royal Astronomical Society archive.
  • Royal Astronomical Society archive.
  • The Royal Astronomical Society did not admit female members until 1916.  Pictured here are some of the refusal letters.
  • Actor Maggie Cronin channels her inner Annie, as she reads excerpts from 'The Heavens and Their Story'.

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  • Stories in Sound—The Lady Computer of Strabane

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