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“Our knowledge of stars and interstellar matter must be based primarily on the electromagnetic radiation which reaches us. Nature has thoughtfully provided us with a universe in which radiant energy of almost all wave lengths travels in straight lines over enormous distances with usually rather negligible absorption.”

Quote by Lyman Spitzer

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Lyman Spitzer was an American astronomer born on June 26, 1914, and died on March 31, 1997. He made significant contributions to the fields of stellar physics, cosmology, and astrophysics, particularly in the study of stellar evolution and black holes. Spitzer received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and spent most of his academic career there. more

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