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Contributions of Modern Indian Astronomers to Astrophysics
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Which renowned Indian astronomer is credited with pioneering research on stellar evolution and the structure of stars?
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar made significant contributions to the understanding of stellar evolution and the structure of stars. His work on the Chandrasekhar limit, which determines the maximum mass of a white dwarf star, earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983.