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Indian Astronomers' Contributions to Nebulae Evolution Studies
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Which Indian astronomer is known for his pioneering work on the evolution of planetary nebulae?
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar made significant contributions to the study of planetary nebulae, including the development of the theory of radiative transfer in nebulae and the discovery of the Chandrasekhar limit, which is the maximum mass of a white dwarf star.