Roman Juszkiewicz
Polish astronomer and astrophysicist
Born
1952
73 years ago
Died
January 28th, 2012
13 years ago — 60 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Poland
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Research on gravitational lensing
Studies on the Universe's structure
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