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instanceOf
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astronomer
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person
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scientist
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academicDegree
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Bachelor of Arts in astronomy
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Master of Arts in astronomy
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PhD in astronomy
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awardReceived
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Bruce Medal
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Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
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James Craig Watson Medal
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National Medal of Science
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birthName
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Vera Florence Cooper
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causeOfDeath
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natural causes
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child
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Allan Rubin
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David Rubin
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countryOfCitizenship
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United States of America
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dateOfBirth
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1928-07-23
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dateOfDeath
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2016-12-25
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educatedAt
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Cornell University
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Georgetown University
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Vassar College
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employer
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Carnegie Institution of Washington
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Georgetown University
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familyName
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Rubin
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fieldOfWork
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astronomy
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astrophysics
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dark matter
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galaxy dynamics
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fullName
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Vera Florence Cooper Rubin
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givenName
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Vera
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hasNamesake
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Rubin Ridge on Mars
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory
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asteroid 5726 Rubin
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influenced
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research on dark matter
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inspired
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increased recognition of women in astronomy
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knownFor
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Rubin–Ford effect
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measurements of galaxy rotation curves
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observational evidence for dark matter in galaxies
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languageOfWorkOrName
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English
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memberOf
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National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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notableFor
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providing evidence for dark matter
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work on galaxy rotation curves
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numberOfChildren
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4
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occupation
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astronomer
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placeOfBirth
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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placeOfDeath
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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positionHeld
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professor at Georgetown University
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staff astronomer at Carnegie Institution of Washington
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religion
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Judaism
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sexOrGender
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female
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spouse
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Robert Rubin
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