Ernst Öpik

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Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist (1893-1985)

ScientistsLived 1893 to 1985 · aged 91

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Ernst Julius Öpik 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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1976Bruce Medal

1975Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society

1968Leonard Medal

1960J. Lawrence Smith Medal

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ChildUuno Öpik

SiblingArmin Öpik

Connected to Ernst 6

Fred Lawrence WhippleAlso won Leonard Medal

Walter BaadeAlso won Bruce Medal

Edward Charles PickeringAlso won Bruce Medal

Carlyle Smith BealsAlso won Leonard Medal Donald E. BrownleeAlso won J. Lawrence Smith Medal

Clair Cameron PattersonAlso won J. Lawrence Smith Medal