About Wrexie Leonard
Lived 1867 – 1937 (aged 70). Wrexie Leonard was an American physicist and astronomer.
Wrexie Leonard (September 15, 1867 – November 9, 1937), also known as Louise Leonard, was an American astronomer who worked as an assistant to Percival Lowell and published her observations of Mars. The Leonard Crater on Venus is named for her.
Biography Wrexie Louise Leonard was raised in Troy, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Boston. Five years later, she published the memoir Percival Lowell: An Afterglow,
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Who was Wrexie Leonard?
American astronomer
When was Wrexie Leonard born?
Wrexie Leonard was born on 15 September 1867 in Troy.
When did Wrexie Leonard die?
Wrexie Leonard died on 9 November 1937 in Roxbury.
What was Wrexie Leonard's occupation?
Wrexie Leonard was a physicist and astronomer.
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Wrexie Leonard was American.
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