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Also Known As Viktor Amazaspovich Ambartsumian
Born September 18, 1908 • Tbilisi • Russian Empire
Died August 12, 1996 (aged 87) • near Yerevan • Armenia
Awards And Honors Order of Lenin
Notable Works “Theoretical Astrophysics”
Subjects Of Study radio galaxy • stellar association • stellar evolution

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