Cora G. Burwell

Cora G. Burwell
Cora G. Burwell, from a 1949 newspaper
Born(1883-06-25)June 25, 1883
Massachusetts, US
DiedJune 20, 1982(1982-06-20) (aged 98)
Los Angeles, California, US
Alma materMount Holyoke College (BA)
Known forInterpretation of stellar spectral data
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsMount Wilson Observatory

Cora Gertrude Burwell (June 25, 1883 – June 20, 1982) was an American astronomical researcher specialized in stellar spectroscopy. She was based at Mount Wilson Observatory from 1907 to 1949. Burwell compiled several catalogs of Be stars before 1950, and co-authored papers with astronomers Dorrit Hoffleit, Henrietta Hill Swope, Walter Sydney Adams, Milton L. Humason, and Paul W. Merrill.

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