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Spectral Lines

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: the woman who discovered what the Universe is made of.
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In this vlog, I talk about Prof. Payne-Gaposchkin, one the most important astronomers of the 20th Century. Thanks to her we know that stars are not made by the same elements as the Earth, and that Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the Universe.

10 August 2015
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