Hewish

[ hyoo-ishor, often, yoo- ]

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noun

Antony, 1924–2021, British astronomer: discovered pulsars; Nobel Prize in Physics 1974.

Hewish

/ ˈhjuːɪʃ /

Hewish Antony1924MBritishSCIENCE: radio astronomer Antony. born 1924, British radio astronomer, noted esp for his role in the discovery of pulsars (1967): shared the Nobel prize for physics 1974

Hewish

/ hyo̅o̅′ĭsh /

British astronomer. In 1967, working with the astronomer Susan Bell Burnell, he discovered the first pulsar.

But having recorded this complaint I gladly go on to declare that his tale of Gabrielle Hewish has both charm and distinction.

It rarely happens that any failures occur at Fishponds or Hewish, but vagaries of the apparatus are more frequent at Yatton.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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