Editing Sarah Frances Whiting (section)

{{short description|American physicist and astronomer}}
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'''Sarah Frances Whiting''' (August 23, 1847 &ndash; September 12, 1927) was an American [[physicist]] and [[astronomer]]. In February 1896 Whiting founded both the physics and astronomy departments;<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Cameron |first=John S. |last2=Musacchio |first2=Jacqueline Marie |date=2020-08-01 |title=Sarah Frances Whiting and the “photography of the invisible” |url=https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article/73/8/26/856809 |journal=Physics Today |volume=73 |issue=8 |pages=26–32 |doi=10.1063/PT.3.4545 |issn=0031-9228}}</ref> and was the first professor of physics and astronomy at [[Wellesley College]], where she taught for over 30 years. At Wellesley College, Whiting instructed several notable astronomers and physicists, including [[Annie Jump Cannon]]. Whiting was one of the founders and the first director of the [[Whitin Observatory]].