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Viktor Safronov

1917–1999 · Astronomy

Lifespan
1917–1999
Field
Astronomy
Nationality
Soviet

Known For

Planet growth by the accretion of planetesimals, set out in a 1969 monograph the West largely ignored until it was translated — the foundation of modern planet-formation theory.

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