Name Muriel Seyfert | ||
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Born February 3, 1909
Danvers, Massachusetts ( 1909-02-03 ) Died November 9, 1997(1997-11-09) (aged 88)
Gainesville, Georgia Resting place Hall County Memorial Park, Gainesville, GA
34°16′06″N 83°51′46″W / 34.26833°N 83.86278°W / 34.26833; -83.86278 Fields Astronomer, Portrait artist | ||
Muriel E. Mussells Seyfert (born Muriel Elizabeth Mussells, 3 February 1909 – 9 November 1997) was an American astronomer best known for discovery of "ring nebulae" (planetary nebulae) in the Milky Way while working at the Harvard College Observatory in 1936.
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Early life
Muriel was born on 3 February 1909 in Danvers, Massachusetts, the daughter of George and Stella Mussells.
Scientific contributions
Mussells Seyfert was employed as a human computer at the Harvard College Observatory. She is best known for discovery of new ring nebulae in the Milky Way.
Personal life
Sylvia Mussells Lindsay, wife of Eric Mervyn Lindsay, was Muriel's sister. In May 20, 1935, she married Carl Keenan Seyfert after whom the Seyfert galaxies and the Seyfert's Sextet were named. The couple had two children.
References
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