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    Which British astronomer discovered the first pulsar, a rotating neutron star, in 1967?

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    Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
    Nancy Grace Roman
    Jocelyn Bell BurnellCorrect
    Vera Rubin

    Jocelyn Bell Burnell (born 1943) was instrumental in the discovery of pulsars, although her thesis advisor received the Nobel Prize.