Project Gutenberg on Nostr: Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist Ernst Öpik was born #OTD in 1893. He is best ...
Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist Ernst Öpik was born #OTD in 1893.
He is best known for his pioneering work on the structure and dynamics of the Solar System, particularly his studies on the Oort Cloud, the origin of comets, and stellar evolution. Öpik's work laid the foundation for many modern astronomical theories and influenced later research on the distribution of comets and small celestial bodies in the outer reaches of the Solar System.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_%C3%96pik
#astrophysics
He is best known for his pioneering work on the structure and dynamics of the Solar System, particularly his studies on the Oort Cloud, the origin of comets, and stellar evolution. Öpik's work laid the foundation for many modern astronomical theories and influenced later research on the distribution of comets and small celestial bodies in the outer reaches of the Solar System.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_%C3%96pik
#astrophysics