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19th-century astronomers

37 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Addison BrownAuthor · BooksAddison C. Brown (February 21, 1830 – April 9, 1913) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, a botanist, and a serious…
Alexander F. I. ForbesDesigner · DesignAlexander Forbes Irvine Forbes (13 April 1871 – 15 May 1959) was a South African astronomer, architect and artist, best known for his discovery of periodic comets.
Chesley BonestellIllustrator · IllustrationChesley Knight Bonestell Jr. (January 1, 1888 – June 11, 1986) was an American painter, designer, and illustrator, best known for his realistic-looking paintings of space exploration,…
David GillPhotographer · PhotographySir David Gill (12 June 1843 – 24 January 1914) was a Scottish astronomer who spent most of his career as H.M. Astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope.
Dayton MillerPerson · Music memorabiliaDayton Clarence Miller (March 13, 1866 – February 22, 1941) was an American physicist, astronomer, acoustician, and accomplished amateur flautist.
Edward Ayearst ReevesAuthor · Maps and atlasesEdward Ayearst Reeves (9 February 1862 – 17 October 1945) was a British geographer, astronomer, and cartographer.
Edward Emerson BarnardPhotographer · PhotographyEdward Emerson Barnard (December 16, 1857 – February 6, 1923) was an American astronomer. He was commonly known as E. E. Barnard, and was recognized as a gifted observational astronomer.
Francesco Faà di BrunoPerson · Music memorabilia
Francis PenroseDesigner · DesignFrancis Cranmer Penrose FRS (29 October 1817 – 15 February 1903) was a British architect of Cornish parentage, archaeologist, astronomer and sportsman rower.
Garrett Putnam ServissAuthor · BooksGarrett Putnam Serviss (March 24, 1851 – May 25, 1929) was an American astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer.
George Henry PetersPhotographer · PhotographyAsteroids discovered: 3
Grove Karl GilbertPhotographer · PhotographyGrove Karl Gilbert (May 6, 1843 – May 1, 1918), known by the abbreviated name G. K. Gilbert in academic literature, was an American geologist.
Harold UreyAuthor · BooksHarold Clayton Urey ForMemRS (April 29, 1893 – January 5, 1981) was an American physical chemist who conducted pioneering work on isotopes.
Henri PoincaréAuthor · BooksJules Henri Poincaré (29 April 185417 July 1912) was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science.
Henrik MohnAuthor · BooksHenrik Mohn (15 May 1835 – 12 September 1916) was a Norwegian astronomer and meteorologist.
Hermann GoldschmidtArtist · PaintingsHermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt (June 17, 1802 – August 30 or September 10, 1866) was a German-French astronomer and painter who spent much of his life in France.
Isaac RobertsPhotographer · PhotographyIsaac Roberts (27 January 1829 – 17 July 1904) was a Welsh engineer and businessman best known for his work as an amateur astronomer, pioneering the field of astrophotography of nebulae.
James NasmythPhotographer · PhotographyJames Hall Nasmyth (sometimes spelled Naesmyth, Nasmith, or Nesmyth; 19 August 1808 – 7 May 1890) was a Scottish engineer, philosopher, artist and inventor famous for his development of the…
John Adams WhipplePhotographer · PhotographyJohn Adams Whipple (September 10, 1822 – April 10, 1891) was an American inventor and early photographer.
John Russell HindAuthor · BooksJohn Hind (disambiguation)John Hind
Louis ZimmerArtist · WatchesIllustration — Zimmer's memorial bust
Lucien RudauxArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Rudaux in 1913
Margaret Lindsay HugginsPhotographer · PhotographyMargaret Lindsay, Lady Huggins (née Murray; 14 August 1848 – 24 March 1915) was an Irish-English scientific investigator and astronomer.
Mary Anna DraperPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — John White Alexander, Mary Anna Palmer Draper (1839-1914), 1888, New York Public Library
Mary ProctorAuthor · BooksMary Proctor (1 April 1862 – 11 September 1957) was a British-American popularizer of astronomy.
Mary RossePhotographer · PhotographyMary Parsons, Countess of Rosse (Field; 14 April 1813 – 22 July 1885), known as Mary Rosse, was an Anglo-Irish photographer, astronomer, blacksmith, and architect, known for her expertise…
Matthew Fontaine MauryAuthor · Maps and atlasesMatthew Fontaine Maury (January 14, 1806 – February 1, 1873) was an American oceanographer and naval officer, serving the United States and then joining the Confederacy during the American…
Max ValierAuthor · BooksMax Valier (9 February 1895 – 17 May 1930) was an Austrian rocketry pioneer. He was a leading figure in the world's first large-scale rocket program, Opel-RAK, and helped found the German…
Milan Rastislav ŠtefánikPhotographer · PhotographyMilan Rastislav Štefánik (21 July 1880 – 4 May 1919) was a Slovak politician, diplomat, aviator and astronomer.
Milutin MilankovićAuthor · BooksMilutin Milanković (sometimes anglicised as Milutin Milankovitch; Милутин Миланковић, pron;
Nikolay MorozovAuthor · BooksNikolai Aleksandrovich Morozov (7 July 1854, Borok – 30 July 1946) was a Russian revolutionary who spent about 25 years in prison for revolutionary activities against the Tsarist…
Percival LowellAuthor · BooksPercival Lowell (March 13, 1855 – November 12, 1916) was an American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were canals on Mars, and furthered…
Philipp Johann Heinrich FauthAuthor · Maps and atlasesPhilipp Johann Heinrich Fauth (19 March 1867 – 4 January 1941) was a German elementary school teacher and astronomer who excelled in lunar research conducted during forty years in his…
Simon NewcombAuthor · BooksSimon Newcomb (March 12, 1835 – July 11, 1909) was a Canadian–American astronomer, applied mathematician, and autodidactic polymath.
Spiru HaretAuthor · BooksSpiru C. Haret (ˈspiru haˈret; 15 February 1851 – 17 December 1912) was a Romanian mathematician, astronomer, and politician.
Walter HohmannDesigner · DesignWalter Hohmann (German: [ˈhoːman]; 18 March 1880 – 11 March 1945) was a German engineer who made an important contribution to the understanding of orbital dynamics.
William YollandAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — William Yolland, the Royal Society commemorative portrait

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