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Robert Jastrow

American astronomer (1925-2008).

Born September 7th, 1925 in Manhattan. [ref]

Died February 8th, 2008 at 82 years old in Arlington County (pneumonia). [ref]

Occupations
academic, astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, nuclear physicist, physicist, researcher, scholar, teacher, university teacher, writer
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