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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
astronomer
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Indiana_University_Bloomington
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Bruce_Medal
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Henry_Draper_Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1875-11-11
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Mulberry,_Indiana,_United_States
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1969-11-08
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Flagstaff,_Arizona,_United_States
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Lowell_Observatory
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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the large radial velocities of spiral nebulae
the presence of interstellar calcium and sodium
the rotation period of Venus
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gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor
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gptkb:Wilbur_Cogshall
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gptkbp:doctoralStudent
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gptkb:Clyde_Tombaugh
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:astronomy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Vesto Melvin Slipher
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Edwin_Hubble
gptkb:Milton_Humason
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gptkbp:knownFor
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discovery of the high velocity of spiral nebulae
measuring the radial velocities of galaxies
spectroscopy of planets
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:American_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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planetary spectroscopy
spectroscopic studies of nebulae
studies of the interstellar medium
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gptkbp:occupation
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astronomer
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Citizen's_Cemetery,_Flagstaff,_Arizona
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gptkbp:sibling
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gptkb:Earl_C._Slipher
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Emma_May_Fortune
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gptkbp:workInstitution
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gptkb:Lowell_Observatory
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Edwin_Hubble
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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