Madge Adam

Madge Gertrude Adam (March 6, 1912 August 25, 2001) was an English solar astronomer.

Biography

She was "internationally known for her work on the nature of sunspots and on their magnetic fields."[1] She was a lecturer at the University of Oxford in the Department of Astrophysics from 1937-1979.[2] She is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.

References

  1. Williams, Kay (10 September 2001). "Madge Adam". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. Haines, Catharine (2001). International women in science: a biographical dictionary to 1950. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 2. ISBN 1-57607-090-5.


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