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Measured extended rotation curves across 21 spiral galaxies, strengthening evidence for substantial mass beyond the bright central regions.
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The selected 1980 study is part of a broader dark-matter evidence base. It does not identify the dark-matter particle or assign all dark-matter discovery credit to one team.
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- Rotational properties of 21 SC galaxies with a large range of luminosities and radii, from NGC 4605 /R = 4kpc/ to UGC 2885 /R = 122 kpc/
- Rotational properties of 21 SC galaxies with a large range of luminosities and radii, from NGC 4605 /R = 4kpc/ to UGC 2885 /R = 122 kpc/ — deposited bibliography
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V. C. Rubin; N. Thonnard; W. K., Jr. Ford
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Rubin, Ford & Thonnard: how spiral galaxies rotate
Measured extended rotation curves across 21 spiral galaxies, strengthening evidence for substantial mass beyond the bright central regions.
Scientific scope
The selected 1980 study is part of a broader dark-matter evidence base. It does not identify the dark-matter particle or assign all dark-matter discovery credit to one team.
Reading status
This is a source-linked WRS catalogue note. A full explanatory guide and independent scientific reconstruction have not been completed for this entry. Read the identified original work for its complete narrative and arguments.
People and systems
V. C. Rubin; N. Thonnard; W. K., Jr. Ford
Full deposited paper byline or identified author of the scoped historical source. Association does not measure individual effort.