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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:scientist
gptkb:astronomer
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Toronto
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Dannie_Heineman_Prize_for_Astrophysics
gptkb:Gruber_Prize_in_Cosmology
Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1957
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Toronto,_Canada
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gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor
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gptkb:Sidney_van_den_Bergh
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:astronomy
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope_Key_Project
Hubble Constant measurement
cosmic distance scale
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Canadian
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gptkbp:notableStudent
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gptkb:Adam_G._Riess
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gptkbp:position
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gptkb:John_and_Marion_Sullivan_University_Professor_of_Astronomy_and_Astrophysics
gptkb:Director_of_Carnegie_Observatories
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gptkbp:researchInterest
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gptkb:Cepheid_variable_stars
gptkb:cosmology
expansion rate of the universe
extragalactic distance scale
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Barry_Madore
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gptkbp:workInstitution
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gptkb:Carnegie_Observatories
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:High-Z_Supernova_Search_Team
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Wendy L. Freedman
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