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In 1967, Professor Antony Hewish and his student Jocelyn Bell at the University of Cambridge.
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Shuai, P. (2021). Introduction to the Pulsars. In: Understanding Pulsars and Space Navigations. Navigation: Science and Technology, vol 11. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1067-7_1
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