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paul g. abel

paul g. abel is a british astronomer born in 1979 , mathematician , broadcaster and writer .
currently , he is based in the centre for interdisciplinary science in the department of physics & astronomy at the `` university of leicester '' where he teaches mathematics and his research is concerned with black hole thermodynamics with prof. derek raine .
he also presents on bbc 's long running `` the sky at night '' with dr. lucy green , pete lawrence and dr. chris lintott .
he has written for many popular astronomy magazines promoting amateur astronomy , and in particular , the science that amateurs can contribute to the field .
