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Offline DavidG02

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Beatrice Tinsley 1941-1981
« on: Tuesday 26 January 16 21:25 GMT (UK) »
Thought this might interest some. Todays Google Doodle is about Beatrice Tinsley a Bright Star amongst astronomers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_Tinsley

Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley (27 January 1941 – 23 March 1981) was a British born - New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist whose research made fundamental contributions to the astronomical understanding of how galaxies evolve with time.

A strong woman of who more should be known and I thank Google for alerting me to her life. ( would make a good movie)
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Re: Beatrice Tinsley 1941-1981
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 28 January 16 00:49 GMT (UK) »
I worked, years ago, at a business on the corner of Beatrice Tinsley Cres. and William Pickering Drive, in Albany, Auckland.
Farrell  - Ayrshire
Cairns - Ayrshire
McCann - Ayrshire
Brown - Ayrshire
Petty - Yorkshire, Durham
Lucas - Staffordshire, Durham
Whitaker - Yorkshire
Thackrah - Yorkshire
Stephenson - Durham
Marshall - Yorkshire
Walker - Staffordshire, Southland New Zealand
McCullough -  Antrim, Southland New Zealand,
Cavanagh - Galway, Southland New Zealand
Anthony - Tipperary, Southland New Zealand
Bath - Cornwall, Tasmania, Southland
Brungot - Alesund, Norway; Southland
Bonthron - Fifeshire, Southland