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Leon Mestel
British astronomer (1927-2017) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 90
Leon Mestel was a British-Australian astronomer and astrophysicist and emeritus Professor at the University of Sussex. His research interests were in the areas of star formation and structure, especially stellar magnetism and astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics.
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He was awarded both the Eddington Medal (1993) and the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society. Following his retirement, he wrote several obituaries and biographical articles on physicists and astrophysicists.
