The Little Book of Irish Science SFI Little Book of Irish Science | Page 48

42 1898
Annie Maunder born in County Tyrone
extensively studied sunspots and coronal
masses, having famously photographed
the longest coronal extension at that time,
reaching 10km into space.
43 1889
Dublin-born physicist George Francis Fitzgerald
laid the foundations for Einstein’s special theory
of relativity. The Fitzgerald crater on the far side
of the Moon is named after him.