astronomer
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The calculation was created in the 1800s by a Belgian astronomer, and then a doctor in the U.S. renamed it the body mass index in the 1970s.
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The calculation was created in the 1800s by a Belgian astronomer, and then a doctor in the U.S. renamed it the body mass index in the 1970s.
From MarketWatch
"Before astronomers found planets outside our solar system, we thought we had a pretty good grasp on how planets formed," Libby-Roberts said.
From Science Daily
Scotland's Astronomer Royal, Catherine Heymans, speaking for the UK community of astronomers, told the science select committee that the proposed cuts were "genuinely catastrophic and will be devastating for the UK."
From BBC
Because a supernova can shine for several months, astronomers can observe multiple images of the same explosion at once.
From Science Daily
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