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Heather Anita Couper, CBE FInstP FRAS (2 June 1949 – 19 February 2020) was a British astronomer, broadcaster and science populariser. After studying astrophysics at the University of Leicester and researching clusters of galaxies at Oxford University, Couper was appointed senior planetarium lecturer at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. She subsequently hosted two series on Channel 4 television – The Planets and The Stars – as well as making many TV guest appearances. On radio, Couper presented the award-winning programme Britain’s Space Race as well as the 30-part series Cosmic Quest for BBC Radio 4. Couper served as President of the British Astronomical Association from 1984 to 1986, and was Astronomy Professor in perpetuity at Gresham College, London. She served on the Millennium Commiss

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rdfs:label	هيذر كوبر (ar) Heather Couper (ca) Heather Couper (de) Heather Couper (fr) Heather Couper (it) Heather Couper (en) Heather Couper (nl)
rdfs:comment	هيذر كوبر (بالإنجليزية: Heather Couper)‏ (و. 1949 – م) هي عالمة فلك، وفيزيائية، وصحفية من المملكة المتحدة . (ar) Heather Anita Couper va ser una astrònoma anglesa. Professora d'astronomia al Gresham College de Londres, i presidenta de l'Associació Astronòmica Britànica (en anglès: British Astronomical Association) de 1984 a 1986, va ser una figura cabdal per a la popularització i vulgarització de l'astronomia a la televisió durant els anys 1980 i 1990. Per a homenatjar la seva trajectòria, un asteroide, el , va rebre el seu nom. (ca) Heather Anita Couper, née le 2 juin 1949 dans la Wallasey et morte le 19 février 2020 à Aylesbury (Angleterre), est une astronome britannique qui a popularisé l'astronomie à la télévision durant les années 1980 et 1990. Elle a été présidente de la British Astronomical Association de à 1986. (fr) Heather Anita Couper (Wallasey, 2 juni 1949 – Aylesbury, 19 februari 2020) was een Brits sterrenkundige, gespecialiseerd in astrofysica. Sinds de jaren 80 was ze in het Verenigd Koninkrijk een bekende persoonlijkheid dankzij haar documentaires over astronomische en natuurkundige onderwerpen voor zowel radio als televisie. Ze studeerde aan de Universiteit van Leicester en Oxford en droeg sedert 2007 de titel van Commandeur in de Orde van het Britse Rijk. Couper is auteur van ruim dertig boeken. Zij was gehuwd met collega-astronoom . (nl) Heather Anita Couper, CBE FInstP FRAS (2 June 1949 – 19 February 2020) was a British astronomer, broadcaster and science populariser. After studying astrophysics at the University of Leicester and researching clusters of galaxies at Oxford University, Couper was appointed senior planetarium lecturer at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. She subsequently hosted two series on Channel 4 television – The Planets and The Stars – as well as making many TV guest appearances. On radio, Couper presented the award-winning programme Britain’s Space Race as well as the 30-part series Cosmic Quest for BBC Radio 4. Couper served as President of the British Astronomical Association from 1984 to 1986, and was Astronomy Professor in perpetuity at Gresham College, London. She served on the Millennium Commiss (en) Heather Couper (* 2. Juni 1949 in Wallasey, Vereinigtes Königreich; † 19. Februar 2020 in Aylesbury, Vereinigtes Königreich) war eine britische Astronomin, die in der Öffentlichkeit vor allem durch die Präsentation von himmelskundlichen Fernsehserien bekannt wurde. Neben ihrer Forschungsarbeit betreute sie auch Workshops und Sternführungen am Greenwicher Planetarium und publizierte über 30 Fachbücher, einige zusammen mit ihrem irischen Kollegen Nigel Henbest. (de) Heather Anita Couper (Wallasey, 2 giugno 1949 – Aylesbury, 19 febbraio 2020) è stata un'astronoma, giornalista e divulgatrice scientifica britannica. Dopo aver studiato astrofisica all'Università di Leicester e aver svolto ricerche sugli ammassi di galassie all'Università di Oxford, Couper è stata nominata docente presso il l'Osservatorio Reale di Greenwich. Successivamente ha ospitato due serie sulla televisione Channel 4 - The Planets e The Stars - oltre a fare molte apparizioni in TV. Alla radio, Couper ha presentato il pluripremiato programma Britain's Space Race, nonché la serie di 30 puntate Cosmic Quest per BBC Radio 4. Couper è stata presidente della British Astronomical Association dal 1984 al 1986 ed è stata professoressa di astronomia a tempo indeterminato al collegio Gresham, L (it)
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