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Beatrice Tinsley, English-New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist (born 1941)

Historical image related to Beatrice Tinsley, English-New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist (born 1941) from March 23, 1981

Beatrice Tinsley

New Zealand astronomer (1941–1981)

Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley was a British-born New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist, and the first female professor of astronomy at Yale University, whose research made fundamental contributions to the astronomical understanding of how galaxies evolve, grow and die.
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March 23

Day of the year

March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 283 days remain until the end of the year.
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