#cecilia payne

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It's just too bad she was such a blatant racist...

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J/k I have no idea what her personal opinions were about anything.

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From the Payne Family Simstagram

Praise the Watcher! Baby #11 is finally earthside! Little Elizabeth made her appearance in truly the most dramatic fashion, with me being transferred to the hospital mid-homebirth because my blood pressure went to dangerous heights. I had to have an emergency C-section and Beth and I both spent a few days in the ICU, but we're both right as rain now, and happily soaking up the precious time as a family! With me being in the hospital, Joanna took over taking care of the family, and I'm so grateful to have such a diligent helper with such a servant's heart!

Once again, the doctors counselled birth control after my little brush with death, but they don't understand what it's like, to have absolutely faith in the Watcher! We trust His plan for our families, not sinful council from quacks who just want to make money off birth control! If it's the Watcher's will to have another baby, we will, and if I am taken to heaven while bringing another soul earthside, then that's His plan, too, and we trust in it completely and absolutely!

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Cecilia Payne by Katherine Krizek

“There is no joy greater than that of coming upon a fact that cannot be understood in terms of currently accepted ideas”

Cecilia Payne was an English astronomer who discovered what the universe was made of. After attending Cambridge University, she left to pursue an advanced degree in the United States in part because Cambridge did not offer one to women. She was the first person ever to be awarded a PhD in astronomy from Radcliffe College with a thesis in which she described what the stars are made of. In 1960, the distinguished astronomer Otto Struve referred to this work as “the most brilliant Ph.D. thesis ever written in astronomy”.

Cecilia became the first full Professor and the first female chair in astronomy at Harvard. She was awarded the prestigious Henry Norris Russell Prize by the American Astronomical Society in 1977, an award that had never before been available to women.

Born 1900, United Kingdom; Died 1979, USA

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“Since her death in 1979, the woman who discovered what the universe is made of has not so much as received a memorial plaque. Her newspaper obituaries do not mention her greatest discovery. […] Every high school student knows that Isaac Newton discovered gravity, that Charles Darwin discovered evolution, and that Albert Einstein discovered the relativity of time. But when it comes to the composition of our universe, the textbooks simply say that the most abundant atom in the universe is hydrogen. And no one ever wonders how we know.”

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Jeremy Knowles, discussing the complete lack of recognition Cecilia Payne gets, even today, for her revolutionary discovery. (via alliterate)

OH WAIT LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT CECILIA PAYNE.

Cecilia Payne’s mother refused to spend money on her college education, so she won a scholarship to Cambridge.

Cecilia Payne completed her studies, but Cambridge wouldn’t give her a degree because at that time there's not much exposure for woman, so she said to heck with that and moved to the United States to work at Harvard.

Cecilia Payne was the first person ever to earn a Ph.D. in astronomy from Radcliffe College, with what Otto Strauve called “the most brilliant Ph.D. thesis ever written in astronomy.”

Not only did Cecilia Payne discover what the universe is made of, she also discovered what the sun is made of (Henry Norris Russell, a fellow astronomer, is usually given credit for discovering that the sun’s composition is different from the Earth’s, but he came to his conclusions four years later than Payne—after telling her not to publish).

Cecilia Payne is the reason we know basically anything about variable stars (stars whose brightness as seen from earth fluctuates). Literally every other study on variable stars is based on her work.

Cecilia Payne was the first woman to be promoted to full professor from within Harvard and is often credited with breaking the glass ceiling for women in the Harvard science department and in astronomy, as well as inspiring entire generations of women to take up science. Cecilia Payne is awesome and everyone should know her.

Photograph: Schlesinger Library.

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¡Yo no sabía eso!

Desde su muerte en 1979, la mujer que descubrió de lo que está hecho el universo no ha recibido tanto como una placa conmemorativa. Sus obituarios de periódico no mencionan su mayor descubrimiento. Cada estudiante de secundaria sabe que Isaac Newton descubrió la gravedad, que Charles Darwin descubrió la evolución, y que Albert Einstein descubrió la relatividad del tiempo. Pero cuando se trata de la composición de nuestro universo, los libros de texto simplemente dicen que el átomo más abundante en el universo es el hidrógeno. Y nadie se pregunta nunca cómo sabemos."

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Jeremy Knowles, discutiendo la total falta de reconocimiento que Cecilia Payne obtiene, incluso hoy, por su descubrimiento revolucionario.

OH ESPERA, DÉJAME DECIRTE ACERCA DE CECILIA PAYNE.

La madre de Cecilia Payne se negó a gastar dinero en su educación universitaria, así que ganó una beca en Cambridge.

Cecilia Payne completó sus estudios, pero Cambridge no le dio un título porque era una mujer, así que dijo a la mierda con eso y se mudó a los Estados Unidos a trabajar en Harvard.

Cecilia Payne fue la primera persona en ganar un doctorado en astronomía en Radcliffe College, con lo que Otto Strauve llamó ′′ la tesis de doctorado más brillante jamás escrita en astronomía."

No sólo Cecilia Payne descubrió de lo que está hecho el universo, también descubrió de lo que está hecho el sol (Henry Norris Russell, un compañero astrónomo, se le da crédito generalmente por descubrir que la composición del sol es diferente de la de la Tierra, pero llegó a sus conclusiones cuatro años después de Payne-después de decirle que no lo publique) ..

Cecilia Payne es la razón por la que sabemos básicamente cualquier cosa sobre estrellas variables (estrellas cuyo brillo visto por la tierra fluctua). Literalmente, cualquier estudio sobre estrellas variables se basa en su trabajo.

Cecilia Payne fue la primera mujer en ser ascendida a profesor completo desde dentro de Harvard, y a menudo se le atribuye a romper el techo de cristal para las mujeres en el departamento de ciencia de Harvard y en astronomía, además de inspirar a generaciones enteras de mujeres a tomar la ciencia.

Cecilia Payne es increíble y todos deberían conocerla.

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Cecilia Payne

Cecilia Payne è l’astrofisica che ha scoperto di cosa sono fatte le stelle e il sole.

Contraddicendo le teorie dell’epoca, per prima ha teorizzato che fossero composte essenzialmente di idrogeno e elio.

Ogni studio sulle stelle variabili si basa sul suo lavoro.

È stata la prima donna a ottenere un dottorato in astronomia a Harvard e la prima a capo del dipartimento di astronomia, nel 1956, superando ostracismo, discriminazione e dopo che l’astronomo Henry Russell si era preso i meriti della sua scoperta sulla composizione del sole.

Cecilia Helena Payne nacque il 10 maggio 1900, a Wendover, in Inghilterra, dalla pittrice di origine prussiana, Emma Leonora Pertz e Edward John Payne, avvocato inglese, morto quando lei aveva quattro anni.

Cresciuta dalla madre, che riteneva uno spreco di soldi che una donna studiasse, si era diplomata e aveva frequentato la facoltà di astronomia aCambridge, ottenendo solo il certificato, nel 1923, le donne non potevano conseguire la laurea.

Vedendosi negata qualsiasi prospettiva di carriera in Inghilterra, aveva deciso di andare a Harvard, che offriva borse per ricercatrici.

Nel 1925 ottenne il dottorato con quella che è stata poi definita la più brillante tesi mai scritta in astronomia dal titolo “Stellar Atmospheres, A Contribution to the Observational Study of High Temperature in the Reversing Layers of Stars”.

La tesi indicava la stretta correlazione tra la classe spettrale delle stelle e la loro temperatura e come l’idrogeno fosse di gran lunga il maggior costituente del Sole, circa il 90%.

Il celebre astronomo Henry Russell, a cui si era rivolta già un anno prima per una consulenza, basandosi su conoscenze errate, le aveva sconsigliato di pubblicare il suo studio sulla composizione del Sole, ritenendo, insieme alla comunità scientifica che fosse il ferro. E, dopo pochi anni se ne prese il merito.

Nel 1930 Cecilia Payne ha editato la sua seconda pubblicazione Stars of High Luminosity, che segnava il suo interesse per le nova e le stelle variabili.

Harlow Shapley, il direttore dell’osservatorio di Harvard, cercò di ottenere per lei il titolo di professoressa, ma l’allora presidente dell’università, Abbott Lawrence Lowell, glielo aveva negato, perché era una donna.

Nel giugno 1956 ebbe finalmente la cattedra di astronomia, la notizia, per la sua eccezionalità, venne riportata anche dal New York Times. Pochi mesi dopo divenne presidente del dipartimento.

Ritiratasi dall’insegnamento attivo nel 1966, venne nominata professoressa emerita.

Si è spenta a Cambridge, il 7 dicembre 1979.

Per ricordarla è stata affissa una targa commemorativa sul muro dell’Università e niente di più.

La donna che ha scoperto di cosa è fatto l’universo è ancora praticamente sconosciuta alla maggior parte delle persone e non viene mai accennata nei libri di scuola.

Ogni studente delle scuole superiori sa che Isaac Newton ha scoperto la gravità, che Charles Darwin ha spiegato l’evoluzione e che Albert Einstein ha scoperto la relatività del tempo. Ma quando si parla della composizione dell’universo, i libri di testo si limitano a dire che l’atomo più abbondante nell’universo è l’idrogeno senza nemmeno accennare che a scoprirlo è stata Cecilia Payne.

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I love women in stem

do YOU 🫵 love women in stem??

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DR. CECILIA PAYNE // ASTRONOMER

“She was the first person to determine that stars are primarily composed of hydrogen and helium. She attended Cambridge University on a scholarship, even though they didn’t grant degrees to women at the time. She still finished her studies and was elected a member of the Royal Astronomical Society. She was the first person to receive an astronomy PhD from Harvard, her thesis was called “Undoubtedly the Most Brilliant PhD Thesis Ever Written in Astronomy”. She calculated a temperature scale of stars and correctly theorized their composition through her colleague who pressured her into making her conclusion less definitive, as he said it was improbable. A few years later, he arrived at the same conclusion. At Harvard, she was their first female professor and later, first woman to head a department.”

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From the Payne Family Simstagram

The Payne family is back! We're dad Jacob and mom Alyssa, and our ten children: Aaron (20), Jason (16), Joanna (14), Bennett (12), Cordelia (11), Cecilia (9), Nolan (7), Eleanor (5), Avery (2), and Brianna (2). We're faithful Worshippers of the Watcher and we leave our family size up to the Watcher, and look how He's blessed us! But now that it's been two years since our twins Avery and Brianna were born, the whole family is praying for another baby! Because babies are such blessings from the Watcher, and even though it means things will be even tighter in our little house, it also means that there will be so much more love! Worldly goods really don't matter if you have the blessing of the Watcher, and my husband Jacob is working so hard to provide for us!

WHAT HAPPENED SO FAR

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Wow Cecilia Payne 💕💪🏼

And wow academic misogyny, silencing snd erasing this brilliant scientist 😡

I did not know that!

“Since her death in 1979, the woman who discovered what the universe is made of has not so much as received a memorial plaque. Her newspaper obituaries do not mention her greatest discovery. […] Every high school student knows that Isaac Newton discovered gravity, that Charles Darwin discovered evolution, and that Albert Einstein discovered the relativity of time. But when it comes to the composition of our universe, the textbooks simply say that the most abundant atom in the universe is hydrogen. And no one ever wonders how we know.” — Jeremy Knowles, discussing the complete lack of recognition Cecilia Payne gets, even today, for her revolutionary discovery. (via alliterate)

OH WAIT LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT CECILIA PAYNE.

Cecilia Payne’s mother refused to spend money on her college education, so she won a scholarship to Cambridge.

Cecilia Payne completed her studies, but Cambridge wouldn’t give her a degree because she was a woman, so she said to heck with that and moved to the United States to work at Harvard.

Cecilia Payne was the first person ever to earn a Ph.D. in astronomy from Radcliffe College, with what Otto Strauve called “the most brilliant Ph.D. thesis ever written in astronomy.”

Not only did Cecilia Payne discover what the universe is made of, she also discovered what the sun is made of (Henry Norris Russell, a fellow astronomer, is usually given credit for discovering that the sun’s composition is different from the Earth’s, but he came to his conclusions four years later than Payne—after telling her not to publish).

Cecilia Payne is the reason we know basically anything about variable stars (stars whose brightness as seen from earth fluctuates). Literally every other study on variable stars is based on her work.

Cecilia Payne was the first woman to be promoted to full professor from within Harvard, and is often credited with breaking the glass ceiling for women in the Harvard science department and in astronomy, as well as inspiring entire generations of women to take up science.

Cecilia Payne is awesome and everyone should know her.

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Él no quiere que hable contigo… “Imaginario: Juguete Diabólico”

De Blumhouse Productions llega esta película que aprovecha la inocencia de los amigos imaginarios y plantea la pregunta: ¿son realmente producto de la imaginación infantil o hay algo más aterrador detrás de ellos?.

Sinopsis: Cuando Jessica se muda de regreso a la casa de su infancia, su hijastra Alice desarrolla un apego inquietante con un oso de peluche llamado Chauncey que encontró en su sótano. Alice comienza a jugar con Chauncey, pero lo que un principio fueron juegos inocentes y divertidos, poco a poco ser tornaron más siniestros. A medida que el comportamiento de Alice se vuelve cada vez más preocupante, Jessica interviene solo para darse cuenta de que Chauncey es mucho más que un oso de peluche.

Estreno: 14 de marzo de 2024 en Cines.

La película está dirigida por Jeff Wadlow y cuenta con las actuaciones de DeWanda Wise, Pyper Braun, Tom Payne, Taegan Burns, Cecilia Leal, Matthew Sato, Alix Angelis, Veronica Falcon y Betty Buckley.

El elenco atendiendo la premiere el 29 de febrero de 2024 en Los Ángeles, California

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“Since her death in 1979, the woman who discovered what the universe is made of has not so much as received a memorial plaque. Her newspaper obituaries do not mention her greatest discovery. […] Every high school student knows that Isaac Newton discovered gravity, that Charles Darwin discovered evolution, and that Albert Einstein discovered the relativity of time. But when it comes to the composition of our universe, the textbooks simply say that the most abundant atom in the universe is hydrogen. And no one ever wonders how we know.”

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Jeremy Knowles, discussing the complete lack of recognition Cecilia Payne gets, even today, for her revolutionary discovery.

Cecilia Payne’s mother refused to spend money on her college education, so she won a scholarship to Cambridge.

Cecilia Payne completed her studies, but Cambridge wouldn’t give her a degree because at that time there's not much exposure for woman, so she said to heck with that and moved to the United States to work at Harvard.

Cecilia Payne was the first person ever to earn a Ph.D. in astronomy from Radcliffe College, with what Otto Strauve called “the most brilliant Ph.D. thesis ever written in astronomy.”

Not only did Cecilia Payne discover what the universe is made of, she also discovered what the sun is made of (Henry Norris Russell, a fellow astronomer, is usually given credit for discovering that the sun’s composition is different from the Earth’s, but he came to his conclusions four years later than Payne—after telling her not to publish).

Cecilia Payne is the reason we know basically anything about variable stars (stars whose brightness as seen from earth fluctuates). Literally every other study on variable stars is based on her work.

Cecilia Payne was the first woman to be promoted to full professor from within Harvard, and is often credited with breaking the glass ceiling for women in the Harvard science department and in astronomy, as well as inspiring entire generations of women to take up science.

Cecilia Payne is awesome and everyone should know her.

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I will add more as I go as well.

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