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Old 26-June-2005, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by George
In the early days of spectroscopy, what was the dominant element in which stars were made according to mainstream astronomers? What woman astronomer took ridicule for suggesting hydrogen?
Iron?

Cecilia H. Payne-Gaposchkin was the woman in question.
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