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Professional and well-known scientists who have worked in the field of astronomy.

Subcategories

• Brahe, Tycho
• Cassini, Giovanni
• Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan
• Copernicus, Nicolas
• Galilei, Galileo
• Herschel, Sir William
• Hooke, Robert
• Hubble, Edwin
• Huygens, Christiaan
• Kepler, Johannes
• Lowell, Percival
• Newton, Isaac
• Rømer, Ole
• Sagan, Carl

Resources in This Category

• Charles August Young

  http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_New_Student's_Reference_Work/Young,_Charles_Augustus
  Biographical details of this distinguished American astronomer. (1834-1908)

• History of Astronomy

  http://www.mikeoates.org/astro-history/
  Short biographies of several less well known British astronomers.

• History of Astronomy: Persons

  http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/hist_astr/ha_pers.html
  Catalogue of biographical links covering hundreds prominent astronomers, past and present. [Also in German]

• Holders of the Post of British Astronomer Royal

  http://members.tripod.com/~UpSky2/ARs.html
  Notable achievements and timelines of Flamsteed, Halley, Bradley, Bliss, Maskelyne, Pond, Airy, Christie, Dyson, H.S. Jones, and Wooley (covering 1675 to 1971).

• Jean Houzeau in Jamaica

  http://joyousjam.tripod.com/jeanhouzeauinjamaica/
  Detailed biography of Belgian astronomer, Jean Charles Houzeau (1820-1888)

• Memoirs of a Space Engineer

  http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/memoirs/default.htm
  Stories from Doug Rickard's memoirs and his involvement in the early exploration of space.

• Robert Stawell Ball

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Robert_Ball
  Wikipedia provides biographical information on this Irish astronomer, lecturer and author.

• The Bruce Medalists

  http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/BruceMedalists/
  Brief biographies, photos, and links to winners of this annual award for lifetime contributions to astronomy.

• The Legacy of Ulugh Beg

  http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/paksoy-2/cam6.html
  Article by Kevin Krisciunas, with notes and bibliography, about the grandson of Tammerlane, his observatory, and the significance of his work.

• Women in Astronomy: A Resource Guide

  http://www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/womenast_bib.html
  An annotated guide to the role that women have played in the history of astronomy, featuring both printed and web based materials.

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