Madge Adam

English solar astronomer (1912-2001)

Madge Gertrude Adam (6 March 1912 – 25 August 2001) was an English solar astronomer. She was "internationally known for her work on the nature of sunspots and on their magnetic fields."[1] She worked at the University of Oxford in the Department of Astrophysics from 1937-1979. [2] She was a member of the Royal Astronomical Society.

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  1. Williams, Kay (10 September 2001). "Madge Adam". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. Haines, Catharine (2001). International women in science: a biographical dictionary to 1950. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 2. ISBN 1-57607-090-5.