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Also Known As	pulsating radio star

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glitch binary pulsar PSR J1939+2134 Crab pulsar Vela pulsar intrinsic variable star Radio source Neutron star H II region Quasar Hydrogen cloud Radio jet R Coronae Borealis star Flare star

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Jocelyn Bell Burnell, 1967

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

British astronomer

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Antony Hewish

British physicist

Ursa major constellation illustration art. (Big Dipper) stars, space, night sky)

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Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.

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Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.

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