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Space

The Astronomer

Vera Rubin 1928 – 2016

Made of star stuff

“I insisted on working on problems outside the mainstream of astronomy so that I could work at my own pace and not be pressured by bandwagons. I do not offer this as an example for you, but only to show that there can be diverse approaches to science. I hope some of you will be able to devise

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