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American astronomers

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

Adam FrankAuthor · BooksAdam Frank (born 1962) is an American physicist, astronomer, and writer. His scientific research has focused on computational astrophysics with an emphasis on star formation and late stages…
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…
Andrew EllicottAuthor · Maps and atlasesAndrew Ellicott (January 24, 1754 – August 28, 1820) was an American land surveyor who helped map many of the territories west of the Appalachians, surveyed the boundaries of the District…
Carl SaganAuthor · BooksCarl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator.
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,…
Dayton MillerPerson · Music memorabiliaDayton Clarence Miller (March 13, 1866 – February 22, 1941) was an American physicist, astronomer, acoustician, and accomplished amateur flautist.
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.
Garrett Putnam ServissAuthor · BooksGarrett Putnam Serviss (March 24, 1851 – May 25, 1929) was an American astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer.
Geoffrey A. LandisAuthor · BooksGeoffrey Alan Landis (born May 28, 1955) is an American aerospace engineer and author, working for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on planetary exploration,…
George Henry PetersPhotographer · PhotographyAsteroids discovered: 3
Gregory BenfordAuthor · BooksGregory Benford (born January 30, 1941) is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is professor emeritus at the department of physics and astronomy at the University of…
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.
J. Allen HynekAuthor · BooksJosef Allen Hynek (May 1, 1910 – April 27, 1986) was an American astronomer, professor, and ufologist. He is perhaps best remembered for his UFO research.
Jean MuellerPhotographer · PhotographyJean Mueller (born 1950) is an American astronomer and discoverer of comets, minor planets, and a large number of supernovas at the U.S. Palomar Observatory in California.
Jeff T. AluPhotographer · PhotographyMinor planets discovered: 25
John Adams WhipplePhotographer · PhotographyJohn Adams Whipple (September 10, 1822 – April 10, 1891) was an American inventor and early photographer.
Ken CrawfordPhotographer · PhotographyKen Crawford is an American astrophotographer from Rancho Del Sol Camino, California.
Margret ReyIllustrator · IllustrationMargret Elizabeth Rey (born Margarete Elisabeth Waldstein; May 16, 1906 – December 21, 1996) was a German-born American writer and illustrator, best known for the Curious George series of…
Mario LivioAuthor · BooksThe Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number (2002)
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.
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…
Michael H. HartAuthor · Books
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…
Simon NewcombAuthor · BooksSimon Newcomb (March 12, 1835 – July 11, 1909) was a Canadian–American astronomer, applied mathematician, and autodidactic polymath.
William Cranch BondArtist · WatchesWilliam Cranch Bond (September 9, 1789 – January 29, 1859) was an American astronomer, and the first director of Harvard College Observatory.
Willy LeyAuthor · BooksWilly Otto Oskar Ley (October 2, 1906 – June 24, 1969) was a German and American science writer and proponent of space exploration and cryptozoology.

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