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Annie Jump Cannon

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Can⋅non

  [kan-uhn]
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1. Annie Jump  [juhmp] , 1863–1941, U.S. astronomer.
2. Joseph Gur⋅ney  [gur-nee] , (“Uncle Joe”), 1836–1926, U.S. politician and legislator.
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Can·non   (kān'ən)   
American astronomer noted for her work on classifying stellar spectra.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
cannon

  1. n.
    a gun; a revolver. (Underworld.) : Rocko pulled out his cannon and aimed it at Marlowe's throat.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

cannon 
1400, from O.Fr. canon, from It. cannone "large tube," augmentive of L. canna (see cane). Cannon-fodder (1891) translates Ger. kanonenfutter (cf. Shakespeare's food for powder in I Hen. IV). Cannon-ball is from 1663.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: can·non
Pronunciation: 'kan-&n
Function: noun
: the part of the leg in which the cannon bone is found
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Cannon   (kān'ən)  Pronunciation Key 
American astronomer noted for her work on classifying stellar spectra. Cannon classified the spectra of 225,300 stars brighter than magnitude 8.5, as well as 130,000 fainter stars.
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Annie Jump Cannon

American astronomer who specialized in the classification of stellar spectra.

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