Oct. 1, 1847, Nantucket (MA).

That evening, 29-year-old #MariaMitchell went to the roof of their home above the Pacific Bank.

With a small 2-inch telescope she spotted a fuzzy object 5° above Polaris, the North Star.

It wasn't on the charts. It was moving. A telescopic #comet.

🔭🧪⚛️ #HistSci

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