Emmeline M. (Emmeline Mary) Plunket

Born in Dublin on October 1, 1835, Emmeline Mary Plunket was a British writer and historian of astronomy. She was the daughter of John Span, 3rd Baron Plunket, and Charlotte Bushe, and later lived in Wimbledon.

Her best-known book, Ancient Calendars and Constellations (1903), brings together studies of early calendars, zodiac traditions, and ancient astronomical ideas. She also wrote on Indian astronomy and published The Judgement of Paris, and Some Other Legends Astronomically Considered, showing a lasting interest in the meeting point of myth and the night sky.

Some records also mention children's books among her works, including Merry Games in Rhyme from Olden Time and Very Short Stories in Very Short Words. She died on April 6, 1924.