Ernst Öpik
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- Born
- 1893-10-22
- Died
- 1985-09-10
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Note on stellar perturbations of nearly parabolic orbits
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1893-10-22 ) 22 October 1893, Kunda , Governorate of Estonia , Russian Empire
- Died
- 10 September 1985 (1985-09-10) (aged 91), Bangor , Northern Ireland , United Kingdom
- Alma mater
- University of Moscow University of Tartu
- Known for
- Öpik–Oort cloud
- Relatives
- Lembit Öpik (grandson)
- Awards
- Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1975 Bruce Medal in 1976
- Fields
- Astronomy
- Institutions
- Armagh Observatory
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Key dates
- Born
- 22 October 1893
- Died
- 10 September 1985
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Julius
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- United States
- Place of death
- Bangor
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Gustav Adolf Grammar School
- Employer
- University of Tartu
- Languages spoken
- English language
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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