Eliza Edwards
Human computer
About Eliza Edwards
Lived 1779 – 1846 (aged 66–67). Eliza Edwards was a computer.
Eliza Edwards (1779–1846) was a human computer and daughter of Mary Edwards.
Early life and education Edwards was born in Ludlow to Mary and John Edwards.
Career Eliza was a human computer who took on the job of her mother Mary Edwards, working on the Nautical Almanac. She lost her job in 1829, during the formation of the Nautical Almanac Office.
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Who was Eliza Edwards?
human computer (1779–1846)
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Eliza Edwards was born in 1779 in Ludlow.
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Eliza Edwards died in 1846.
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Eliza Edwards was a computer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Eliza Edwards. https://biography.guide/eliza-edwards/
MLA: "Eliza Edwards." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/eliza-edwards/.
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