Erika Böhm-Vitense
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Erika Böhm-Vitense is an astronomer known for her work on Cepheid variable
s and stellar atmospheres. She received her doctorate from the University of Kiel
in 1951 and is a professor emeritus at the University of Washington
.
In 1965, she was awarded the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy
by the American Astronomical Society
.
She is the author of three volumes of introductory astrophysics texts first published in 1989.
Cepheid variable
A Cepheid is a member of a class of very luminous variable stars. The strong direct relationship between a Cepheid variable's luminosity and pulsation period, secures for Cepheids their status as important standard candles for establishing the Galactic and extragalactic distance scales.Cepheid...
s and stellar atmospheres. She received her doctorate from the University of Kiel
University of Kiel
The University of Kiel is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 23,000 students today...
in 1951 and is a professor emeritus at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
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In 1965, she was awarded the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy
Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy
The Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy is awarded annually by the American Astronomical Society to a woman resident of North America, who is within five years of receipt of a Ph.D., for distinguished contributions to astronomy or for similar contributions in related sciences which have immediate...
by the American Astronomical Society
American Astronomical Society
The American Astronomical Society is an American society of professional astronomers and other interested individuals, headquartered in Washington, DC...
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She is the author of three volumes of introductory astrophysics texts first published in 1989.