A hewish
[hyoo-ish or, often, yoo-] /ˈhyu ɪʃ or, often, ˈyu-/
noun
antony, born 1924, british astronomer: discovered pulsars; n-bel prize in physics 1974.
hewish
/ˈhjuːɪʃ/
noun
antony. born 1924, british radio astronomer, noted esp for his role in the discovery of pulsars (1967): shared the n-bel prize for physics 1974
hewish
(hy’ĭsh)
british astronomer. in 1967, working with the astronomer susan bell burnell, he discovered the first pulsar.
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