Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin at Harvard. Photo: Smithsonian Institution

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   Sheril Kirshenbaum (sheril@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 11-May-2025 14:32:19 JST Sheril Kirshenbaum

   Happy birthday to Dr. Cecilia Payne! Her 1925 PhD thesis has been described as “the most brilliant ever written in astronomy.”

   At a time when few women entered academia, Payne discovered what the universe is made of. Her work began a revolution in astrophysics & more should know her name. #science #history