Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000aps..apr.v8003g&link_type=abstract
American Physical Society, April Meeting, April 29-May 2, 2000 Long Beach, CA, abstract #V8.003
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
When Cecilia Payne was a graduate student at Harvard College Observatory in the 1920's, atomic theory was still evolving. Her analysis and interpretation of stellar spectra in the Harvard collection brought us to a fundamentally new understanding of the composition of the universe. While her result, that hydrogen was universlly the most common element, was disbelieved at the time, within five years it became the accepted truth. Payne's universal composition should be remembered as a basic tenet that helped further our understanding of the universe, and she should be remembered for her unremitting devotion to scientific research. This helped her achieve a long and productive career in astronomy, in spite of daunting odds that many women pursuing scientific careers did not overcome.
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