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He was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. After graduation in Leningrad he studied with Belopolsky in Pulkovo Observatory from 1928 to 19311931 is the common year starting on Thursday. see link for calendar) Events January January 4 Female aviator Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa January 6 Thomas Edison submits his last patent application. January 22 Sir Isaac Isaacs sworn in as the.
Longtime president of the Armenian Academy of Sciences, founder and director of the Byurakan Observatory in 1946Events January January 4 Theodore Schurch becomes the last person to be executed for offences committed under the Treachery Act of 1940 January 7 Allied recognize Austrian republic with 1937 borders the country is divided into four occupation zones Januar. He was one of the pioneer of theoretical astrophysicsSpiral Galaxy ESO 269-57 Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties ( luminosity, density, temperature, chemical composition) of astronomical objects such as stars, galaxies, and. He worked on the cosmogony of stars and galaxies, stellar dynamics, and gaseous nebulaThis article refers to nebulas in space. For the band Nebula, go to Nebula (band). Triangulum Emission Nebula NGC 604 lies in a spiral arm of Galaxy M33, 2. 7 million light-years from Earth. This nebula is a region in which stars are forming. A nebula (Las. In 1947Events January January 1 British mines nationalized January 1 Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 Proceedings of the United States Congress are televised for the first time. January 10 United Na he discovered stellar associationA stellar association is a very loose star cluster, looser than both open clusters and globular clusters. Discovered by Viktor Ambartsumian in 1947.s.
He served for a time as president of the International Astronomical UnionThe International Astronomical Union (IAU) unites national astronomical societies from around the world. It is a member of the International Council of Science (ICSU). It is the recognised authority for the naming of stars, planets, asteroids and other ce.
He won the Bruce MedalThe Catherine Wolfe Bruce gold medal is awarded every year by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for outstanding lifetime contributions to astronomy. See also Past laureates are: 1898 Simon Newcomb 1899 Arthur Auwers 1900 David Gill 1902 Giovanni V. in 1960, and also the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in that same year. He won the Lomonosov Gold Medal in 1971.
The asteroid 1905 Ambartsumian is named after him.
He had four children: Ruben, Rafail, Karine, Egine.