Yrjö Väisälä
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Yrjö Väisälä
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Yrjö Väisälä was a Finnish astronomer and physicist. His main contributions were in the field of optics. He was also active in geodetics, astronomy and optical metrology. He had an affectionate nickname of Wizard of Tuorla, and a book with the same title in Finnish describes his works. His discoveries include 128 minor planets and 3 comets. His brothers were mathematician Kalle Väisälä (1893–1968) and meteorologist Vilho Väisälä (1889–1969). His daughter Marja Väisälä (1916–2011) was an astronom
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Finnish astronomer (1891–1971)
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2003-01-23T11:15:15Z
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2024-09-01T04:33:25Z
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