Blue plaque for the woman who unlocked the secrets of the stars - BBC
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A British woman who helped unlock the secrets of the stars is set to be honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque.Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, an astronomer, fundamentally changed humanity's understanding of what the universe is made of and is now set to be commemorated with the iconic English Heritage blue plaque at the London home where her journey began.The plaque will be installed at 70 Lansdowne Road in Notting Hill, the teenage home of Mrs Payne-Gaposchkin, who discovered that stars are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium.Whilst living at the west London address, she won the scholarship to Newnham College, Cambridge, that paved the way for her to make one of the most important scientific discoveries of the 20th century.
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