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Did you know that yet another #woman was being overlooked for her work?

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin wrote her doctoral #thesis on the distribution of elements in stars.

Science thought that there wasn't a significant difference in elemental composition between the earth & stars but Payne realised that hydrogen made up the bulk of stars.

Fellow #astronomer Henry Russell dismissed her... Until 4 yrs later, when he took her conclusion & barely mentioned her. He's credited with the idea.

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