Born Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA, 1 August 1818
Died Lynn, Massachusetts, USA, 28 June 1889
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Williams, T.R. (2007). Mitchell, Maria. In: Hockey, T., et al. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_963
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