Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley (January 27, 1941 - March 23, 1981) was an New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist whose research made fundamental contributions to our understanding of how galaxies evolve with time. is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Galileo is often referred to as the Father of Modern Astronomy. ... Cosmology is the study of the large-scale structure and history of the universe. ... This article is about a celestial body. ...

Marilyn Head at Circa Theatre - interview about light pollution. Beatrice Tinsley in background billboard

In 1974 she received the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy. The Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy is awarded annually by the American Association of University Women on advice from the American Astronomical Society to an untenured postdoctoral woman for distinguished contributions to astronomy. ...

AAS Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize

In 1986 the American Astronomical Society established the Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize for outstanding creative contributions to astronomy or astrophysics. The Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize is awarded every other year by the American Astronomical Society in recognition of an outstanding research contribution to astronomy or astrophysics of an exceptionally creative or innovative character. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... The Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize is awarded every other year by the American Astronomical Society in recognition of an outstanding research contribution to astronomy or astrophysics of an exceptionally creative or innovative character. ...

Tributes

In 2005, the Circa Theatre produced a play called Bright Star, about the life of Beatrice Tinsley. The Wellington Astronomical Society held telescope viewing sessions outside the theatre, on the wharf next to Te Papa. Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art is the first line of a sonnet by John Keats that was first published in a Plymouth newspaper in 1838. ... Te Papa (Our Place), The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is the national museum of New Zealand. ...

Publications

A selection of her publications includes:

• Correlation of the Dark Mass in Galaxies with Hubble type, 1981, Royal Astronomical Society, Monthly Notices, vol. 194, p. 63-75
• Relations between Nucleosynthesis Rates and the Metal Abundance, 1980, Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 89, no. 1-2, p. 246-248
• Stellar Lifetimes and Abundance Ratios in Chemical Evolution, 1979, Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 229, p. 1046-1056
• Colors as Indicators of the Presence of Spiral and Elliptical Components in N Galaxies, 1977, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, vol. 89, p. 245-250
• Surface Brightness Parameters as Tests of Galactic Evolution, 1976, Astrophysical Journal, vol. 209, p. L7-L9
• The Color-Redshift Relation for Giant Elliptical Galaxies, 1971, Astrophysics and Space Science, Vol. 12, p.394

References

• Catley, Christine Cole (2006), Bright Star: Beatrice Hill Tinsley, Astronomer, Auckland: Cape Catley, ISBN 1-877340-01-4 .

• Dodd, Richard J. (1984), “Appreciation: Beatrice M. Tinsley, 1941-1981”, Southern Stars 30: 429–431 .

• Faber, Sandra (1981), “Obituary: Beatrice Tinsley”, Physics Today 34 (9): 110 .

• Hill, Edward (1986), My Daughter Beatrice, A Personal Memoir of Dr. Beatrice Tinsley, Astronomer, New-York: American Physical Society, ISBN 0-88318-493-1 .

• Guarnieri, Maria D. & Pancaldi Stagni, Maria G. (1991), “Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley: una vita per la scienza”, Orione 11: 28–33 .

• Larson, Richard B. & Stryker, Linda L. (1982), “Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley”, Quarterly of the Royal Astronomical Society 23: 162–165 .

• Whineray, Scott, ed. (1985), Beatrice (Hill) Tinsley, 1941-1981, Astronomer: A Tribute in Memory of an Outstanding Physicist, Palmerston North, N.Z.: Massey University, New Zealand, Institute of Physics Education Committee .

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External links

• Beatrice Hill Tinsely, Michele Nichols, June 10, 1998.

See also

• Astro Art

Astro Art is the product of an artist and a creative idea, associated with astronomy or atmospheric objects or phenomena, both real or imagined, future or historical. ...

References

• Bright Star at Circa Theatre
• Bright Star at Sharing Space
• New Zealand Heroes
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• Bright Star review
• Texas History