Mary Brück
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Mary Teresa Brück (née Conway; 1925–2008) was an Irish astronomer, astrophysicist and historian of science, whose career was spent at Dunsink Observatory in Dublin and the Royal Observatory Edinburgh in Scotland.[2][3][4][5]
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Dr. Mary Teresa Brück | |
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Máire Treasa Ní Chonmhidhe | |
Born | (1925-05-29)29 May 1925 |
Died | 11 December 2008(2008-12-11) (aged 83) |
Nationality | Irish |
Other names | Mary Teresa Conway |
Citizenship | Republic of Ireland |
Alma mater | University College Dublin University of Edinburgh |
Spouse(s) | Hermann Brück (m. 1951); 3 children, 2 stepchildren |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy History of science |
Institutions | Dunsink Observatory University of Edinburgh |
Thesis | Studies of Hα Line Profiles in Prominences (1950) |
Doctoral advisor | Mervyn A. Ellison |
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