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gptkbp:instanceOf
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astronomer
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Harvard_University
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Bruce_Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1885-11-02
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gptkbp:contribution
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discovery of globular clusters
popularization of astronomy
advancement of the field of extragalactic astronomy
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1972-10-20
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gptkbp:field
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astronomy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Harlow Shapley
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Vera_Rubin
gptkb:John_Bahcall
gptkb:Harlow_Shapley
gptkb:Carl_Sagan
gptkb:Margaret_Burbidge
gptkb:George_Ellery_Hale
gptkb:Robert_Trumpler
gptkb:William_Alfred_Fowler
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Henrietta_Swan_Leavitt
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gptkbp:knownFor
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determining the size and shape of the Milky Way galaxy
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Robert_Jastrow
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:The_Universe
The Milky Way
The Structure of the Milky Way
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gptkbp:position
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President_of_the_American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
Member_of_the_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
Member_of_the_National_Academy_of_Sciences
Member_of_the_American_Philosophical_Society
Chairman_of_the_National_Research_Council
Director_of_the_Harvard_College_Observatory
President_of_the_American_Astronomical_Society
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gptkbp:researchFocus
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cosmology
stellar populations
galactic structure
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Helen_Shapley
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gptkbp:workLocation
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gptkb:Mount_Wilson_Observatory
gptkb:Carnegie_Institution_for_Science
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