Ernst Öpik

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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Who was born first?

• Ernst Öpik and Christopher Kelk Ingold were born the same year
• Ernst Öpik and Hilda Geiringer were born the same year
• Ernst Öpik and Harold Urey were born the same year
• Ernst Öpik and Albert Szent-Györgyi were born the same year
• Ernst Öpik and Edward Adelbert Doisy were born the same year

Timeline

1. Albert Szent-GyörgyiSeptember 16, 1893 – October 22, 1986
2. Christopher Kelk IngoldOctober 28, 1893 – December 8, 1970
3. Edward Adelbert DoisyNovember 13, 1893 – October 23, 1986
4. Ernst Öpik (this page)October 22, 1893 – September 10, 1985
5. Harold UreyApril 29, 1893 – January 5, 1981
6. Hilda GeiringerSeptember 28, 1893 – March 22, 1973

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