Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

Cecilia Helena Payne-Gaposchkin (Her full name) had two siblings that were younger than her, a brother and a sister. Her brothers full name was Humfry Gilbert Garth Payne and he was one or two years younger than Cecilia, and her sisters information is hard to find.

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin lived from 1900-1979.

She was born May 10th, 1900 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire U.K. and died December 7th, 1979 (aged 79)

She was one of the most notable female astronomers. She worked at Harvard Observatory, even though she was born in England.

Her claim to fame, was that in 1925 she showed that stars in the main sequence of development are composed almost entirely of the elements hydrogen and helium which contradicted the current beliefs of the time.

Cecilia Payne discovered that stars in the main sequence of development are composed almost entirely of the elements hydrogen and helium, which contradicted the current beliefs of the time.

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