Margaret Geller
Margaret Geller · Science & Medicine
Astronomer; mapping the large-scale structure of the universe
1947, Ithaca, New York, USA
United States
Margaret Geller is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Astronomer; mapping the large-scale structure of the universe
Margaret Geller is an American astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics who helped pioneer three-dimensional mapping of the universe. With John Huchra she produced the 'CfA2 Great Wall' surveys, revealing that galaxies are arranged in vast sheets and voids rather than spread evenly. She was born into a Jewish family in New York State.
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Astronomer; mapping the large-scale structure of the universe
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