Nicolas Stoyko | |
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| Born | May 2, 1894 |
| Died | September 14, 1976 (aged 82) |
| Citizenship | Russia France |
| Alma mater | Imperial Novossiya University University of Paris |
| Awards | Prix Lalande (1930) Prix Jules Janssen (1969) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Paris Observatory |
| Doctoral advisor | Ernest Esclangon[1] |
Nicolas Stoyko or Nikolaï Mikhaïlovitch Stoyko (Russian: Николай Михайлович Стойко, Nikolaï Mikhaïlovitch Stoïko; Ukrainian: Микола Михайлович Стойко, Mykola Mikhaïlovitch Stoïko, 1894–1976) was a Ukrainian-French astronomer, known for his research on the precise measurement of time and the rate of rotation of planet Earth.