Burnell

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A male given name.

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"In 1974, the Nobel Prize in physics was jointly awarded to astronomers Antony Hewish and Sir Martin Ryle. Antony Hewish was honored for the discovery of pulsars. Many have argued that Jocelyn Bell Burnell should have shared that honor."

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Acton BurnellHolcombe Burnell

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