Was Annie Jump Cannon's work internationally recognized?
Yes, she was well known worldwide in the field of astronomy
No, her work was only recognized in the United States
No, her work was largely ignored
Yes, but only in Europe
Answer
Annie Jump Cannon was an American astronomer who was well known worldwide in the field of astronomy. She is most famous for her work on the Henry Draper Catalogue, which is a catalog of more than 225,000 stars that she helped to compile. She also created the Harvard Classification System, which is a system for classifying stars based on their temperature and luminosity.
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