Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900-1979)
British-American astronomer and astrophysicist;
Discoverer of the elemental chemical makeup
(hydrogen and helium) of stars and the sun;
Harvard’s first female Professor and female Department Chair.
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Happy New Year, Everyone! Do you have some favourite women who should be featured as a Beautiful Woman of the Day? Feel free to leave me a l...
Thanks for sharing. Jayne
ReplyDeleteI always read these posts. No need for me to comment usually, but I want to thank you for doing this and for introducing me to some incredible women, like Payne-Gaposchkin.
ReplyDeleteWell, that's par for the course, isn't it? Still, word leaks out about the achievements of pioneering women scientists and eventually (I hope) they receive recognition. Thank you for featuring Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin!
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