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History of Feminism

shenmue

(38,538 posts) Mon Dec 26, 2016, 09:04 PM Dec 2016

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Astronomer Vera Rubin, pioneer of dark matter theory, has died (Original Post) shenmue Dec 2016 OP

Okay, spill the beans! Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #3

k and r niyad Dec 2016 #4

We tend to bond psychologlly to celebrities ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #5

(24,694 posts)

1. I wonder if Vera Rubin realized before her death that the mystery of dark matter had been solved beyond doubt.

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 09:44 PM

Dec 2016

(15,087 posts)

3. Okay, spill the beans!

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 09:49 PM

Dec 2016

(15,087 posts)

2. Fritz Zwicky noticed it earlier, but Rubin's measurements made it more clear...

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 09:48 PM

Dec 2016

... that something wasn't right with the models.

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4. k and r

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 09:55 PM

Dec 2016

(42,486 posts)

5. We tend to bond psychologlly to celebrities

Mon Jan 2, 2017, 12:23 PM

Jan 2017

But this lady was one hell of a woman---so sad so few knew her name