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Donald Lynden-Bell, English astrophysicist (born 1935)

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Donald Lynden-Bell

British theoretical astrophysicist

Donald Lynden-Bell CBE FRS was a British theoretical astrophysicist. He was the first to determine that galaxies contain supermassive black holes at their centres, and that such black holes power quasars. Lynden-Bell was President of the Royal Astronomical Society (1985–1987)…
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February 6

Day of the year

February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 328 days remain until the end of the year.
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