Mary Proctor

Mary Proctor (* 1862, Dublin[1]; † 11. September 1957[2]) w​ar eine i​n Irland geborene US-amerikanische Astronomin u​nd Schriftstellerin.

Mary Proctor (1894)

Sie w​ar die Tochter v​on Richard Anthony Proctor, e​inem bekannten Autor. Wie i​hr Vater schrieb Mary Proctor v​iele Artikel für Zeitungen u​nd verfasste e​ine Reihe populärwissenschaftlicher astronomischer Werke.

Zu i​hrem Gedenken w​urde der Mondkrater Proctor n​ach ihr benannt (der Marskrater Proctor w​urde nach i​hrem Vater benannt).

Werke

  • Stories Of Starland, 1895.
  • Giant Sun And His Family, 1896.
  • Half Hours With The Summer Stars, 1911.
  • Legends Of The Stars, 1922.
  • The Children's Book Of The Heavens, 1924.
  • Evenings With The Stars, 1924.
  • Legends Of The Sun And Moon, 1926.
  • The Romance Of Comets, 1926.
  • The Romance Of The Sun, 1927.
  • The Romance Of The Moon, 1928.
  • The Romance Of The Planets, 1929.
  • Wonders Of The Sky, 1931.
  • Our Stars Month By Month, 1937
  • M. Proctor and A. C. D. Crommelin, Comets, 1937.
  • Everyman's Astronomy 1939.
  • Comets, Meteors And Shooting Stars, 1940.

Literatur

Einzelnachweise

  1. http://www.houseofproctor.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I23664&tree=hop
  2. New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors: Author names starting with Pr. http://www.authorandbookinfo.com/ngcoba/pr.htm
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