Mnemonic used by students and astronomers to learn the spectral classes of stars O, B, A, F, G, K, M.
• Logan Hennessey Annie Jump Cannon: Oh! Be A Fine Girl — Kiss Me!: 1998, Whitin Observatory, Wellesley College, Wellesley MA 02481.
• Logan Hennessey Annie Jump Cannon: Oh! Be A Fine Girl — Kiss Me!: 1998, Whitin Observatory, Wellesley College, Wellesley MA 02481.
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Oh! Be A Fine Girl — Kiss Me!
— Annie Jump Cannon
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About Annie Jump Cannon
Annie Jump Cannon (11 December1863 – 13 April1941) was an American astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of contemporary stellar classification. With Edward C. Pickering, she is credited with the creation of the Harvard Classification Scheme, which was the first serious attempt to organize and classify stars based on their temperatures and spectral types. She developed the mnemonic "Oh! Be A Fine Girl — Kiss Me!" used by students to memorize the spectral classification of stars. She was nearly deaf throughout her career after 1893, as a result of scarlet fever. She was a suffragist and a member of the National Women's Party.
About Annie Jump Cannon
Annie Jump Cannon (11 December1863 – 13 April1941) was an American astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of contemporary stellar classification. With Edward C. Pickering, she is credited with the creation of the Harvard Classification Scheme, which was the first serious attempt to organize and classify stars based on their temperatures and spectral types. She developed the mnemonic "Oh! Be A Fine Girl — Kiss Me!" used by students to memorize the spectral classification of stars. She was nearly deaf throughout her career after 1893, as a result of scarlet fever. She was a suffragist and a member of the National Women's Party.
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