In what field did Michel Mayor earn his PhD?
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Michel Mayor earned his PhD in astronomy from the University of Geneva. He is a Swiss astronomer and astrophysicist who has worked at the Geneva Observatory since 1971. He is best known for his discovery of 51 Pegasi b, the first extrasolar planet orbiting a Sun-like star.
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