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Fred Lawrence Whipple - Astronomer
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Fred Lawrence Whipple

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Fred Lawrence Whipple was an American astronomer who proposed the icy dirty snowball comet model in 1950 and led Smithsonian satellite tracking.

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Fred Lawrence Whipple ranks #253 of 441 in the Astronomer ranking, behind Michael E. Brown, ahead of Ralph Asher Alpher.

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Fred Lawrence Whipple scores 7.49/10 (Good) on Lunoo, making it a well-rated option in the Astronomer category.
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