Robert Kraft (astronomer)
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Robert Paul Kraft (June 16, 1927 – May 26, 2015) was an American astronomer.[1] He performed pioneering work on Cepheid variables, stellar rotation, novae, and the chemical evolution of the Milky Way. His name is also associated with the Kraft break: the abrupt change in the average rotation rate of main sequence stars around spectral type F8.[2]
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Robert Kraft | |
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Born | (1927-06-16)June 16, 1927 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Died | May 26, 2015(2015-05-26) (aged 87) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Washington, University of California at Berkeley |
Known for | Kraft break |
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Doctoral advisor | George Herbig |
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