Beatrice M. Tinsley. [1900]-
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American astronomical society
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Founded in 1899 as the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America, in 1914 the name was changed to the American Astronomical Society. Its purpose is the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of science. The Society became an Associate Member of the American Institute of Physics in 1958, and has been a full Member Society since 1966. It is also affiliated with the International Astronomical Union. From the description of Records of the Education Office, 1962-198...
Tinsley, Beatrice M., 1941-1981
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Beatrice Tinsley, astronomer and cosmologist, was first female professor of astronomy at Yale University, whose research made fundamental contributions to the astronomical understanding of how galaxies evolve, grow and die. Born in England, her family emigrated to New Zealand following World War II. She and her husband moved in 1963 to to Dallas, Texas. In 1964, she enrolled at UT-Austin, where she was the only woman in the astronomy programme and where she would later publish her groundbreaking...
