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Famous Women Astronomers - Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

The 365 Days of Astronomy

Release Date: 09/30/2021

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Today we bring you another episode in our new series, Famous Women Astronomers, with the story of Dr. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin.

 

Cecilia Helena Payne was born in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England on May 10th, 1900. Her father was a fellow of Oxford University and a historian, but he drowned in a canal when she was only 4 years old.

 

Her mother was Emma Leonora Helena (Pertz) Payne, who was a skilled artist. She raised her 3 children alone after her husband’s death. She ensured that all her children got good educations, Cecilia’s brother became an archeologist and her younger sister was an architect.

 

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