Ernst Öpik
Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist (1893-1985)
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Ernst Julius Öpik (22 October [O.S. 10 October] 1893 – 10 September 1985) was an Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist who spent the second half of his career (1948–1981) at the Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland. He is best known for his pioneering work on solar system dynamics, particularly of the Oort cloud and the Yarkovsky effect.
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1893 births1985 deaths20th-century astronomers20th-century Estonian scientistsAstronomers from Northern IrelandEstonian astronomersEstonian astrophysicistsEstonian emigrants to Northern IrelandEstonian World War II refugeesForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesIrish astrophysicistsMembers of the Estonian Academy of Sciences