Mary Brück Building, Colin Maclaurin Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3DW
Mary Brück Building, King’s Buildings, University of Edinburgh
Mary Brück (1925 – 2008) was an Irish astronomer and astrophysicist who studied an undergraduate degree in physics at the University College Dublin. She went on to study a postgraduate degree at the University of Edinburgh and was awarded a PhD in 1950. Brück was appointed Astronomer Royal for Scotland and became a senior lecturer at Edinburgh University, publishing her research widely across various journals and research fields. Upon her retirement, Brück began to research the history of science, specifically the work of women in astronomy, helping to share previously unknown histories of women in science. The Mary Brück building in King’s Buildings is named in honour of her contributions to astronomy and her endeavours to enhance our understanding of the history of science.
Mary Brück with telescope. 1954
University of Edinburgh/Royal Observatory Edinburgh
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- “Mary Brück.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Aug. 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Br%C3%BCck
- “Mary Brück.” Celebrating Diversity: Inspiring Women in History, The University of Edinburgh,https://www.ed.ac.uk/equality-diversity/celebrating-diversity/inspiring-women/women-in-history/mary-bruck.Accessed 13 Sept. 2023
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