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Astronomers

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

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Leonhard EulerAuthor · BooksLeonhard Euler (OY-lər; 15 April 1707 – 18 September 1783) was a Swiss polymath who was active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, logician, geographer, music theorist and engineer.
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Liu XiangAuthor · Books
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.
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…
Maria Clara EimmartEngraver · PrintsMaria Clara Eimmart (27 May 1676 – 28 October 1707) was a German astronomer, engraver and artist known for her detailed astronomical illustrations.
Mario LivioAuthor · BooksThe Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number (2002)
Martin BehaimAuthor · Maps and atlasesMartin Behaim (6 October 1459 – 29 July 1507), also known as Martin von Behaim and by various forms of Martin of Bohemia, was a German textile merchant and cartographer.
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…
Michael H. HartAuthor · Books
Michael PsellosAuthor · BooksMichael Psellos or Psellus (Michaḗl Psellós; c. 1018 – c.
Michael van LangrenEngraver · PrintsMichael van Langren (April 1598 May 1675) was an astronomer and cartographer of the Low Countries. A Catholic, he chiefly found employment in service to the Spanish Monarchy.
Mikhail LomonosovArtist · PaintingsMikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (–) was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science.
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;
Müneccimbaşı Ahmed DedeAuthor · BooksAhmed Lütfullah (early 17th century – 27 February 1702), better known by his court title of Münejjim Bashi (Müneccimbaşı;
Nicholas KratzerArtist · WatchesNicholas Kratzer (1487? – 1550), also known as Nicolaus Kratzer and Nicholas Crutcher, was a German mathematician, astronomer, and horologist.
Nicholas of CusaAuthor · BooksNicholas of Cusa (1401 – 11 August 1464), also referred to as Nicholas of Kues and Nicolaus Cusanus, was a German Catholic bishop and polymath active as a philosopher, theologian, jurist,…
Nicolas Louis de LacailleAuthor · BooksAbbé Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (15 March 171321 March 1762), formerly sometimes spelled de la Caille, was a French astronomer and geodesist who named 14 out of the 88 constellations.
Nicolaus ReimersAuthor · BooksNicolaus Reimers Baer (2 February 1551 – 16 October 1600), also Reimarus Ursus, Nicolaus Reimers Bär or Nicolaus Reymers Baer, was a German astronomer and imperial mathematician to Emperor…
Nikephoros BlemmydesAuthor · BooksNikephoros Blemmydes (Latinized as Nicephorus Blemmydes; 1197–1272) was a Byzantine author.
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…
NostradamusAuthor · BooksMichel de Nostredame (December 1503 – July 1566), usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French astrologer, apothecary, physician, and reputed seer, who is best known for his book Les…
Paolo SarpiAuthor · BooksIllustration — Engraving of Fra Paolo Sarpi by George Vertue (1684–1756)
ParacelsusAuthor · BooksTheophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim (10 November 1493 – 24 September 1541), known as Paracelsus, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance.
Pedro de MedinaAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Cross-staff in Regimento de Navegación by Pedro de Medina, 1552. A goniometric instrument used to measure the altitude of stars.
Pedro Vicente MaldonadoAuthor · Maps and atlasesPedro Vicente Maldonado y Flores (November 24, 1704 in Riobamba, Royal Audience of Quito (today's Ecuador) – November 7, 1748 in London, England) was an Ecuadorian scientist who…
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…
Peter Andreas HansenArtist · WatchesPeter Andreas Hansen (born 8 December 1795, Tønder, Schleswig, Denmark; died 28 March 1874, Gotha, Thuringia, Germany) was a Danish-born German astronomer.
Peter CrügerAuthor · BooksPeter Crüger or Peter Krüger (20 October 1580 – 6 June 1639) was a mathematician, astronomer, polymath, and teacher of Johannes Hevelius.
Petrus ApianusAuthor · Maps and atlasesPetrus Apianus (April 16, 1495 – April 21, 1552), also known as Peter Apian, Peter Bennewitz, and Peter Bienewitz, was a German humanist, known for his works in mathematics, astronomy and…
Petrus PlanciusEngraver · PrintsPetrus Plancius (lang; born Pieter Platevoet; 1552 – 15 May 1622) was a Dutch-Flemish astronomer, cartographer and clergyman.
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…
Philipp MelanchthonAuthor · BooksPhilipp Melanchthon (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; 16 February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the…
PhilolausAuthor · BooksWas a Greek Pythagorean and pre-Socratic philosopher. He was born in a Greek colony in Italy and migrated to Greece.
Pierre d'AillyAuthor · Maps and atlasesPierre d'Ailly (lang; Petrus Aliacensis, Petrus de Alliaco; 13519 August 1420) was a French theologian, astrologer and cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Pierre MéchainAuthor · Maps and atlasesPierre François André Méchain (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ fʁɑ̃swa ɑ̃dʁe meʃɛ̃]; 16 August 1744 – 20 September 1804) was a French astronomer and surveyor who, with Charles Messier, was a…
Pierre-Simon LaplaceAuthor · BooksPierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace (23 March 1749 – 5 March 1827) was a French polymath, a scholar whose work has been instrumental in the fields of physics, astronomy, mathematics,…
Pieter Dirkszoon KeyserAuthor · Maps and atlasesPieter Dirkszoon Keyser (occasionally Petrus Theodorus; c. 1540 – 11 September 1596) was a Dutch navigator and celestial cartographer who mapped several constellations on the southern…
PosidoniusAuthor · BooksPosidonius (Ποσειδώνιος Poseidṓnios; "of Apamea" (ὁ Ἀπαμεύς) or "of Rhodes" (ὁ Ῥόδιος); c.
PtolemyAuthor · BooksClaudius Ptolemy (Πτολεμαῖος, Ptolemaios; Claudius Ptolemaeus; c. 100 – 160s/170s AD), better known mononymously as Ptolemy, was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, astrologer,…
Qusta ibn LuqaAuthor · BooksKitāb al‐Madkhal ilā al‐hayʾa wa‐ḥarakāt al‐aflāk wa‐ʾl‐kawākib,
Ralf VandeberghPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Portrait of Vandebergh
Rebecca ElsonAuthor · BooksRebecca Anne Wood Elson (2 January 1960 – 19 May 1999) was a Canadian–American astronomer and writer.
René DescartesAuthor · BooksRené Descartes (day-KART, also DAY-kart; French: [ʁəne dekaʁt]; 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French polymath, active across philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology,…
Robert HookeDesigner · DesignRobert Hooke (18 July 16353 March 1703) was an English polymath who was active as a physicist ('natural philosopher'), astronomer, geologist, meteorologist, and architect.
Ruđer Josip BoškovićAuthor · BooksRoger Joseph Boscovich (18 May 1711 – 13 February 1787) was a physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, Jesuit priest, and a polymath from the Republic…
Salomo SachsAuthor · BooksSalomo Sachs (Šəlomoh Sachs; born on 22 December 1772 in Berlin; died on 14 May 1855) was a Jewish Prussian architect, astronomer, Prussian building official, mathematician, drawing teacher…
Sebastian MünsterAuthor · Maps and atlasesSebastian Münster (20 January 1488 – 26 May 1552) was a German cartographer and cosmographer. He also was a Christian Hebraist scholar who taught as a professor at the University of Basel.
Sethus CalvisiusPerson · Music memorabiliaSethus Calvisius or Setho Calvisio, originally Seth Kalwitz (21 February 1556 – 24 November 1615), was a German music theorist, composer, chronologer, astronomer, and teacher of the late…
Seydi Ali ReisAuthor · BooksSeydi Ali Reis (1498–1563), formerly also written Sidi Ali Reis and Sidi Ali Ben Hossein, was an Ottoman admiral and navigator.
Simon NewcombAuthor · BooksSimon Newcomb (March 12, 1835 – July 11, 1909) was a Canadian–American astronomer, applied mathematician, and autodidactic polymath.
Simon StevinAuthor · Maps and atlasesSimon Stevin (lang; 1548–1620), sometimes called Stevinus, was a Flemish mathematician, scientist and music theorist.
Spiru HaretAuthor · BooksSpiru C. Haret (ˈspiru haˈret; 15 February 1851 – 17 December 1912) was a Romanian mathematician, astronomer, and politician.
Stanisław LubienieckiAuthor · BooksStanisław Lubieniecki (Stanislaus de Lubienietz, also Lubiniezky or Lubyenyetsky) (August 23, 1623 in Raków – May 18, 1675 in Hamburg) was a Polish Socinian theologist, historian,…
Stephen HawkingAuthor · BooksStephen William Hawking (8January 194214March 2018) was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology…
TheanoPerson · Music memorabiliaTheano was a 6th-century BC Pythagorean philosopher. She has been called the wife or student of Pythagoras, although others see her as the wife of Brontinus.
Theophilos KairisAuthor · BooksTheophilos Kairis (Greek: Θεόφιλος Καΐρης; baptismal name Θωμᾶς Thomas; 19 October 1784 – 13 January 1853) was a Greek Eastern Orthodox priest, philosopher and revolutionary.
Thomas HarriotAuthor · Maps and atlasesThomas Harriot (c. 1560 – 2 July 1621), also spelled Harriott, Hariot or Heriot, was an English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer and translator to whom the theory of refraction is…
Thomas YoungPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Young (13 June 177310 May 1829) was a British polymath who made notable contributions to the fields of vision, light, solid mechanics, energy, physiology, language, musical harmony,…
Timaeus of LocriAuthor · BooksTimaeus of Locri (pronunciation in modern English; Tímaios ho Lokrós; Timaeus Locrus) is a character in two of Plato's dialogues, Timaeus and Critias.
Tito Livio BurattiniAuthor · Maps and atlasesTito Livio Burattini (Tytus Liwiusz Burattini; 8 March 1617 – 17 November 1681) was an inventor, architect, Egyptologist, scientist, instrument-maker, traveller, engineer and nobleman.
Tobias MayerAuthor · Maps and atlasesTobias Mayer (17 February 1723 – 20 February 1762) was a German astronomer famous for his studies of the Moon.
Toghon TemürArtist · PaintingsToghon Temür (Togoon Tömör; 25 May 1320 – 23 May 1370), also known by his temple name as Emperor Huizong of Yuan and by his posthumous name as Emperor Shun of Yuan, was the last emperor of…
VasiṣṭhaAuthor · BooksVasishtha (Vasiṣṭha) is one of the oldest and revered Vedic rishis or sages, and one of the Saptarishis (seven great Rishis).
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.
Wilhelm Gotthelf LohrmannAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilhelm Gotthelf Lohrmann (31 January 1796 – 20 February 1840) was a Saxon cartographer, astronomer, meteorologist and patron of the sciences.
Wilhelm SchickardAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilhelm Schickard is holding a hand planetarium (or orrery) of his own invention. It was painted in 1632, 8 years after his last calculating clock drawing.
William Cranch BondArtist · WatchesWilliam Cranch Bond (September 9, 1789 – January 29, 1859) was an American astronomer, and the first director of Harvard College Observatory.
William Henry SmythAuthor · Maps and atlasesAdmiral William Henry Smyth (21 January 1788 – 8 September 1865) was an English Royal Navy officer, hydrographer, astronomer and numismatist.
William HerschelPerson · Music memorabiliaFrederick William Herschel (Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German–British astronomer and composer.
William YollandAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — William Yolland, the Royal Society commemorative portrait
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.
YajnavalkyaAuthor · BooksYajnavalkya or Yagyavalkya (IAST: Yājñavalkya) is a Hindu Vedic sage prominently mentioned in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (c. 700 BCE) and Tattiriya Upanishad.
Yuriy DrohobychAuthor · BooksYuriy Drohobych or Kotermak (1450 – 4 February 1494) was a Ruthenian philosopher, astronomer, writer, medical doctor, rector of the University of Bologna, and professor of Kraków Academy,…
Zhu Zaiyu, Prince of ZhengPerson · Music memorabilia
ZiryabAuthor · BooksAbu al-Hasan 'Ali Ibn Nafi' (Arabic: أبو الحسن علي ابن نافع, زریاب; c. 857), commonly known as Ziryab, was a singer, oud and lute player, composer, poet, and teacher.

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