Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia British–US astronomer: the most - TopicsExpress



          

Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia British–US astronomer: the most eminent woman astronomer and a founder of modern astrophysics. As a very English middle-class child, Cecilia Payne was sent to a church primary school. Precocious as a pupil in mathematics, languages and music, she also tested the efficacy of prayer by dividing her exams into two groups, and prayed for success in one group only; she got better marks in the group without divine help, and was agnostic thereafter.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 08:18:11 +0000

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