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21/08/1995 Indian astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar dies

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Great Indians: Professor Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

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He contributed to the various parts of physics, but he is most famous for his study of the star development. The maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star is named after him – The Chandrasekhar limit. Heavier stars become black holes. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar's uncle was another famous physicist, C. V. Raman.
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