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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:observatory
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Cloud_Computing_Service
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:University_of_Amsterdam
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1900-04-28
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gptkbp:born
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April 28, 1900
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:3
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gptkbp:contribution
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theoretical astrophysics
discovery of the Oort cloud
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gptkbp:death_date
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1992-11-05
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gptkbp:died
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November 5, 1992
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:observatory
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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astrophysics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Jan Oort
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gptkbp:influenced
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many astronomers
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Hendrik_Lorentz
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gptkbp:invention
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Oort's hypothesis
Oort's law
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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gptkb:publishing_company
gptkb:World_War_II_resistance_movement
gptkb:scientific_societies
scientific conferences
public outreach in astronomy
astronomical expeditions
promotion of international collaboration in astronomy
development of radio astronomy in the Netherlands
education and mentorship of young astronomers
post-war reconstruction of Dutch science
establishment of the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Cloud_Computing_Service
galactic dynamics
stellar dynamics
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gptkbp:legacy
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Oort cloud hypothesis
Oort constants
Oort limit
Oort's theorem
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gptkbp:members
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Dutch
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gptkbp:notable_alumni
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gptkb:Jan_Hendrik_Oort
gptkb:Willem_de_Sitter
gptkb:Herman_van_de_Hulst
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gptkbp:research_focus
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gptkb:interstellar_medium
gptkb:nebula
galactic dynamics
comets
galaxy formation
cosmic microwave background
large-scale structure of the universe
stellar populations
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Joke_Oort
Martha Oort
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gptkbp:work_location
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gptkb:University_of_Leiden
gptkb:Leiden_Observatory
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