Robert_Kraft_(astronomer)

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Robert Paul Kraft (June 16, 1927 – May 26, 2015) was an American astronomer. 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.

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Vocation : Education : Teacher
Vocation : Science : Astronomy
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16 June 1927
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