Jocelyn Bell was born in 1943 in Northern Ireland. Her father was an architect who loved to read. Jocelyn would often borrow her father's books. Through her reading, Jocelyn became interested in astronomy.
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Jocelyn
//ˈd͡ʒɒsəlɪn//
Synonyms for "jocelyn"
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Translations
12 translations across 7 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- Ժոսլին name (male given name)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 喬斯林 /乔斯林 name (male given name)
- 喬斯琳 /乔斯琳 name (female given name)
French
4 entries- Jocelyn name (male given name)
- Jocelyne name (female given name)
- Josselin name (male given name)
- Josseline name (female given name)
Italian
1 entries- Gioselina name (female given name)
Marathi
2 entries- जॉसलिन name (male given name)
- जॉसलिन name (female given name)
Middle Armenian
1 entries- Ճօսլին name (male given name)
Portuguese
1 entries- Juscelino name (male given name)
Sample sentences
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Jocelyn Bell went to a boarding school in England from 1956 until 1961.
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When they were not sure what caused the signals they detected, Jocelyn Bell and her college advisor D. Anthony Hewish labeled the signal LGM for Little Green Men. They thought it could possibly be a beacon from an alien source.
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Jocelyn Bell's parents very strongly believed in educating women.
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