Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The recent passing of astronomer Ivan King leads to discussion of "The King Model" for exploring the motion of stars in so-called "globular clusters".
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Ivan R. King - 1927-2021

This video features Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham - twitter.com/AstroMikeMerri

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