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Vera (Cooper) Rubin (born (1928-07-23)July 23, 1928) 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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Vera Rubin Rubin, Vera

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American astronomer

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1928-07-23Z

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1928-01-01Z

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