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Bright galaxies, dark matter, and beyond : the life of astronomer Vera Rubin / Ashley Jean Yeager

A biography of astronomer Vera Rubin, whose research into galaxy rotation provided pivotal evidence for the existence of dark matter. The text examines her scientific legacy and her persistence in overcoming systemic gender barriers within the 20th-century academic community.

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