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6 days ago · Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (born May 10, 1900, Wendover, Eng.—died Dec. 7, 1979, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.) was a British-born American astronomer who discovered that stars are made mainly of hydrogen and helium and established that stars could be classified according to their temperatures.
Cecilia Payne, who studied the new science of quantum physics, knew that the pattern of features in the spectrum of any atom was determined by the configuration of its electrons. She also knew that at high temperatures, one or more electrons are stripped from the atoms, which are then called ions.
May 14, 2020 · She was right, and with her 1925 dissertation, Cecilia Payne, later known as Payne-Gaposchkin, earned a place in science history. But her story is still little known, and nearly a century...
Mar 8, 2022 · But how did we learn that hydrogen is a widespread and fundamental component of the universe? Not enough people know that the cosmic importance of hydrogen was first grasped by a young PhD student, Cecilia Payne (Payne-Gaposchkin after she married), who in 1925 discovered hydrogen in the stars.
Feb 24, 2020 · Nature - Public acclaim escaped one of the twentieth century’s most illustrious astronomers, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin; a new biography sets her in the firmament. By Giuseppina Fabbiano.
Jun 19, 2023 · Cecilia Payne was a pioneering astronomer whose work helped to unravel the mysteries of the universe. Her groundbreaking research on the composition of stars revolutionised our understanding of astrophysics and paved the way for future generations of scientists.
Jan 31, 2023 · Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, la astrónoma que descubrió de qué estaban formadas las estrellas Con solo 25 años, esta astrónoma ofrecería la respuesta a la pregunta que miles de seres humanos se habían formulado al mirar al cielo.
