Labels:text | font | paper | black and white | document OCR: (1941-) CAROLE JORDAN became the first female president of the London-based Royal Astronomical Society in May of 1994 (women were first admitted in 1915, however). Much of her time as an astronomer has been spent at Oxford University, England. Her research career has been concerned with understanding the extremely hot outermost region of the Sun (called the corona) and similar phenomena around other stars. 1941 Born on July 19 in Pinner, Middlesex, England. Early education is at the local primary school and then at Harrow County Grammar School for Girls. She becomes interested in astronomy after reading a number of books, most notably Frontiers of Astronomy by English astronomer Fred Hoyle (1915-). 1962 Awarded a first-class degree in astronomy by London University. 1965 Awarded a PhD by L ...
