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There’s no evidence to indicate that this is a real person. The “Scientific Career” summary appears to be very similar to the entry for Martin Rees, most of the references relate to Martin Rees, and I can find nothing in the references or anywhere else that relates specifically to an astronomer named Andrew J. Richards at UCL or UKSA. Dshone42 (talk) 15:35, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]