- Jaan Einasto
Jaan Einasto (born
23 February 1929 ) is an eminentEstonia nastrophysicist and one of the discoverers of the cellular structure of theUniverse .Fact|date=September 2007Born in
Tartu , he attended theUniversity of Tartu , where he received the Ph.D. equivalent in 1955 and a senior research doctorate in 1972. From 1952, he has worked as a scientist at the TartuObservatory (1977-1998) Head of the Department of Cosmology; in 1992-1995, he was Professor of Cosmology at the University of Tartu. For a long time, he was Head of the Division ofAstronomy andPhysics of theEstonian Academy of Sciences inTallinn . Einasto is a member of theAcademia Europaea , theEuropean Astronomical Society and theRoyal Astronomical Society ; he has received three Estonian National Science Awards.*1947 Tartu Secondary School No. 1
*1952 University of Tartu
*1955 Cand.Sc. in physics and mathematics
*1972 D.Sc. in physics and mathematics
*1992 Professor
*1991 Member of Academia Europaea
*1994 Member of the Royal British Society of AstronomyEinasto has attracted the attention of the international scientific community as well as of the general public with his work on the structural formation and evolution of the
Universe , especially as the discoverer of the cellular structure of the Universe.Fact|date=September 2007External links
* [http://www.aai.ee/~einasto/ Jaan Einasto] page at the
Tõravere Observatory ee also
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Vera Rubin - her discovery of "flatrotation curves " is the most direct and robust evidence of dark matter.
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