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    JAN HENDRIK OORT

    Jun 17, 2021 2 minutes

    Jan Oort was a true trailblazer, approaching his astronomical research as both an astronomer and theorist with a broad range of interests. Throughout his established career Oort made remarkable contributions to the discipline and was responsible for numerous groundbreaking discoveries. As such the Oort Cloud, Oort constants and the asteroid 1691 Oort are all named after him.

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