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November 16, 1976

Understanding Spiral Galaxies

Dr. Frank H. Shu
University of California, Berkeley

Darwin 103
3:00 PM

Award Recipient: Bruce Medal

Dr. Frank H. Shu of the Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley will discuss a wave theory for the shapes of spiral galaxies.