Vera Rubin
Physicist, Astronomer
1928 –
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Who is Vera Rubin?
Vera Rubin is an American astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates. She uncovered the discrepancy between the predicted angular motion of galaxies and the observed motion, by studying galactic rotation curves. This phenomenon became known as the galaxy rotation problem.
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- Born
- Jul 23, 1928
Philadelphia - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Vassar College
- Georgetown University
- Cornell University
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on July 23, 2013
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