<p>Born March 21, 1866, in New York, Antonia Maury was born into a family with an astronomical legacy: Her grandfather, John William Draper, was the second person to photograph the Moon (and the first whose photo survived to be shown publicly). Her uncle and aunt, Henry and Anna Draper, made several landmark astrophotographs themselves and<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/march-21-1866-the-birth-of-antonia-maury/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"March 21, 1866: The birth of Antonia Maury"</span></a></p>
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Born March 21, 1866, in New York, Antonia Maury was born into a family with an astronomical legacy: Her grandfather, John William Draper, was the second person to photograph the Moon (and the first whose photo survived to be shown publicly). Her uncle and aunt, Henry and Anna Draper, made several landmark astrophotographs themselves andContinue reading “March 21, 1866: The birth of Antonia Maury”
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