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Margaret Burbidge was born in England and educated at the University of London , where she remained until In she, Geoffrey R. Burbidge , William A. Fowler and Fred Hoyle showed how all of the elements except the very lightest are produced by nuclear reactions in stellar interiors. She also studied spectra of galaxies, determining their rotations, masses, and chemical composition, and she achieved particular renown for spectroscopic studies of quasars.

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She played a major role in developing instrumentation for the Hubble Space Telescope. Jansky Lectureship , American Association for the Advancement of Science , President, American Astronomical Society , President, Burbidge, E. Boksenberg, Alec, Science, 29 May Cohen, Adam D. Search ADS for works about Burbidge. Reed, J. American Inst.

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