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Orest Khvolson

Russian physicist · Russia · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1852 to 1934 · aged 81

Orest Danilovich Khvolson or Chwolson was a Russian and later Soviet physicist and honorary member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1920). He is most noted for being one of the first to study the astronomical gravitational lens effect.

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Country
Russia
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1852 to 1934 · aged 81