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Elizabeth Langdon Williams (February 8, 1879 in Putnam, Connecticut – 1981 in Enfield, New Hampshire) was an American human computer and astronomer whose work helped lead to the discovery of Pluto, or Planet X.

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rdfs:label	Elizabeth Langdon Williams (de) Elizabeth Langdon Williams (en) Elizabeth Langdon Williams (es) Elizabeth Langdon Williams (eu) Elizabeth Langdon Williams (fr)
rdfs:comment	Elizabeth Langdon Williams (* 8. Februar 1879 in Putnam, Connecticut; † 1981 in Enfield, New Hampshire) war eine US-amerikanische Mathematikerin, Physikerin und Astronomin. Sie absolvierte 1903 als eine der ersten Absolventinnen das MIT in Physik. Ihre mathematischen Berechnungen führten zu Vorhersagen über den Standort des 1930 entdeckten Planeten Pluto. (de) Elizabeth Langdon Williams (February 8, 1879 in Putnam, Connecticut – 1981 in Enfield, New Hampshire) was an American human computer and astronomer whose work helped lead to the discovery of Pluto, or Planet X. (en) Elizabeth Langdon Williams, astronomoa izan zen. 1879ko otsailaren 8an jaio zen Putnamen. Elizabeth 1903an graduatu zen MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) unibertsitatean, gorenezko mailarekin. Bertan ikasketak amaitu zituen lehen emakumea izan zen. 1905ean Percival Lowellek Elizabehtei kontratatu zion Bostongo bere bulegoan lan egiteko. (eu) Elizabeth Langdon Williams (Putnam, Connecticut, 8 de febrero de 1879-Enfield, New Hampshire, 1981) fue una calculadora humana y astrónoma estadounidense cuyo trabajo ayudó a conducir al descubrimiento de Plutón, o Planeta X. (es) Elizabeth Langdon Williams, née le 8 février 1879 à Putnam, dans le Connecticut (États-Unis), et morte en 1981, est une astronome et calculatrice américaine. Elle est diplômée du Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) en physique en 1903, devenant alors l'une de leurs premières femmes diplômées. Elle est embauchée par Percival Lowell en 1905 pour travailler dans un bureau de Boston. En 1935, le mari de Williams est décédé. Elle déménagea dans le New Hampshire avant de mourir dans la pauvreté en 1981. (fr)
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death place	Enfield, New Hampshire, USA (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Putnam, Connecticut Boston Human computers Percival Lowell Uranus Computer (job description) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mathematics Clyde Tombaugh Enfield, New Hampshire London Lowell Observatory MIT Physics 1879 births 1981 deaths American centenarians American women astronomers Harvard College Observatory Flagstaff, Arizona Astronomer Astronomy Women centenarians Lebanon, New Hampshire Planet X Pluto Neptune Mandeville, Jamaica
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thesis title	An analytical study of the Fresnel wave-surface (en)
thesis year	1903 (xsd:integer)
workplaces	Lowell Observatory, USA; Mandeville observatory, Jamaica (en)
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alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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citizenship	USA (en)
fields	Mathematics Physics Astronomy
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known for	Calculations to predict existence and location of Pluto (en)
nationality	American (en)
other names	Elizabeth Williams (en)
spouse	George Hall Hamilton (en)
has abstract	Elizabeth Langdon Williams (* 8. Februar 1879 in Putnam, Connecticut; † 1981 in Enfield, New Hampshire) war eine US-amerikanische Mathematikerin, Physikerin und Astronomin. Sie absolvierte 1903 als eine der ersten Absolventinnen das MIT in Physik. Ihre mathematischen Berechnungen führten zu Vorhersagen über den Standort des 1930 entdeckten Planeten Pluto. (de) Elizabeth Langdon Williams (February 8, 1879 in Putnam, Connecticut – 1981 in Enfield, New Hampshire) was an American human computer and astronomer whose work helped lead to the discovery of Pluto, or Planet X. (en) Elizabeth Langdon Williams, astronomoa izan zen. 1879ko otsailaren 8an jaio zen Putnamen. Elizabeth 1903an graduatu zen MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) unibertsitatean, gorenezko mailarekin. Bertan ikasketak amaitu zituen lehen emakumea izan zen. 1905ean Percival Lowellek Elizabehtei kontratatu zion Bostongo bere bulegoan lan egiteko. (eu) Elizabeth Langdon Williams (Putnam, Connecticut, 8 de febrero de 1879-Enfield, New Hampshire, 1981) fue una calculadora humana y astrónoma estadounidense cuyo trabajo ayudó a conducir al descubrimiento de Plutón, o Planeta X. (es)

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