This is the grave of Henry and Mary Anna Draper. Born in 1837 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, Draper grew up wealthy. His father was got a job teaching at NYU and was the kind of scientist figure that dabbled in everything, which was hardly...
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This is the grave of Willamina Fleming. Born in 1857 in Dundee, Scotland, Fleming grew up in the middle class, taught a bit as a young woman, then married an.
This is the grave of Simon Newcomb. Born in 1835 in Wallace, Nova Scotia, Newcomb was taught at home by his father, an itinerant teacher and not overly successful guy..