In which field was Jocelyn’s undergraduate degree?
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Jocelyn’s undergraduate degree was in astrophysics. She was one of the first women to study astrophysics, and she went on to become a pioneering astronomer. She is best known for her discovery of pulsars, which are rapidly rotating neutron stars. Pulsars emit regular pulses of radio waves, and they can be used to study the structure and evolution of the universe.
Discovering the Stars: The Extraordinary Journey of Jocelyn Bell Burnell
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