Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:award gptkb:Henry_Norris_Russell_Lectureship
gptkbp:born May 10, 1900
gptkbp:contribution discovery of the composition of stars
gptkbp:died December 7, 1979
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:fellow gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkbp:field astrophysics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Vera_Rubin
gptkb:Sara_Seager
gptkb:Carl_Sagan
gptkb:Margaret_Burbidge
gptkb:Chanda_Prescod-Weinstein
gptkb:Neil_de_Grasse_Tyson
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Arthur_Eddington
gptkbp:known_for theoretical explanation of stellar atmospheres
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Robert_Kirshner
gptkb:J._Richard_Gott
gptkb:John_Huchra
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:dark_matter
gptkb:spectroscopy
gptkb:Supernova
gptkb:interstellar_medium
gptkb:gravitational_waves
gptkb:cosmology
gptkb:white_dwarfs
galactic dynamics
photometry
variable stars
planetary science
exoplanets
supernovae
chemical evolution of galaxies
cosmic rays
stellar atmospheres
stellar evolution
black holes
astrobiology
cosmic microwave background
stellar nucleosynthesis
stellar populations
stellar winds
red giants
solar physics
stellar pulsations
stellar rotation
nuclear astrophysics
stellar environments
galactic structure
stellar collisions
stellar evolution models
stellar interactions
stellar magnetic fields
quantum cosmology
stellar kinematics
stellar evolution theories
stellar jets
stellar feedback
stellar flares
stellar mergers
stellar evolution theory
stellar outflows
stellar populations synthesis
stellar evolution simulations
stellar chemical abundances
stellar evolution advancements
stellar evolution applications
stellar evolution approaches
stellar evolution challenges
stellar evolution concepts
stellar evolution discoveries
stellar evolution frameworks
stellar evolution implications
stellar evolution methodologies
stellar evolution observations
stellar evolution paradigms
stellar evolution practices
stellar evolution predictions
stellar evolution principles
stellar evolution strategies
stellar evolution techniques
stellar magnetic activity
stellar populations dynamics
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sergei_Gaposchkin
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:Harvard_College_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Women_in_Astronomy
gptkb:Henry_Draper_Medal
gptkb:Harvard-Smithsonian_Center_for_Astrophysics
gptkb:The_Harvard_College_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5