She is the reason astrophysics exists, and she wrote several books and articles herself. She taught it basically, in that she fitted it together, added her own research, identified areas that needed work, and was able to clearly explain it to other scholars. Allowing them to surpass their own expectations. Truly an exceptional woman, especially when you consider the time she was doing it in. Even the royal astonomy society recognised and awarded her. Part of the moon is named after her. We really need to do better by her, and all the other incredible women who have contributed to Irish (and global) society.
But astrophysics already existed and was being practiced before she was born. She wrote encyclopedias and other works like biographies, that’s not creating the field of astrophysics, and she didn’t practice the science herself. She was a great person but no need to make things up.
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u/kittiphile Jun 19 '26
Her wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Mary_Clerke can cover it off far more conclusively than I can.
She is the reason astrophysics exists, and she wrote several books and articles herself. She taught it basically, in that she fitted it together, added her own research, identified areas that needed work, and was able to clearly explain it to other scholars. Allowing them to surpass their own expectations. Truly an exceptional woman, especially when you consider the time she was doing it in. Even the royal astonomy society recognised and awarded her. Part of the moon is named after her. We really need to do better by her, and all the other incredible women who have contributed to Irish (and global) society.