"It is not the pursuit of pleasure that we find happiness, it is happiness that brings us pleasure."
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About Annie Jump Cannon
Annie Jump Cannon was an American astronomer best known for her work on classifying stars. She developed the stellar classification system widely used today, grouping stars by their spectral characteristics. Cannon cataloged hundreds of thousands of stars and her work laid the foundation for future astrophysical research. She was also a suffragist and an advocate for women's education in science.
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