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March 16, 1981

How Galaxies Rotate

Dr. Vera C. Rubin
Carnegie Institution of Washington

Darwin 103
3:00 PM

Award Recipient: Bruce Medal, National Medal of Science

Dr. Vera C. Rubin of the Carnegie Institution of Washington will describe the very systematic way in which stars move in galaxies.