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Detailed biographical information of British astronomer and lecturer.
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index I gave a talk to the members on Sir Robert Ball. My research started when I acquired his book A Popular Guide to the Heavens. Much of what follows comes from his son's biography Reminiscences and Letters of Sir Robert...Short biographies of Pythagoras, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Halley, Einstein, and Hawking.
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People In The History Of Astronomy One of the most powerful creations of Greek science was the mathematical astronomy created by Hipparchus in the second century B.C. and given final form by Ptolemy in the second century A.D. Ptolemy's work was known in the Middle Ages...Brief biographies, photos, and links to winners of this annual award for lifetime contributions to astronomy.
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The Bruce Medalists P has awarded its highest honor, the Catherine Wolfe Bruce gold medal, for lifetime contributions to astronomy most years since 1898. As specified by the donor, the award is open to 147;citizens of any country and to persons of either...Catalogue of biographical links covering hundreds prominent astronomers, past and present. [Also in German]
http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/hist_astr/ha_pers.html
Catalogue of Giovanni Batista Hodierna's (1597-1660) long forgotten observations; detailed information about each object.
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Hodierna's Deep Sky Observations Longly forgotten or neglected, Giovanni Batista Hodierna (1597-1660 astronomer at the court of the Duke of Montechiaro, compiled a catalog of some 40 entries, including at least 19 real and verifyable nebulous objects, found with a simple Galilean refractor of...Notable achievements and timelines of Flamsteed, Halley, Bradley, Bliss, Maskelyne, Pond, Airy, Christie, Dyson, H.S. Jones, and Wooley (covering 1675 to 1971).
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British Astronomer Royal Holders of the post and title. Accurate astrometric tables/data for navigation Notable achievements: Flamsteed catalog of ~3K stars. 2. Edmond Halley (1656-1742 1720: Several Notable achievements: Many, but which were as A.R Discovering stellar proper motion by comparison with Hipparchus, establishing a tradition of pre-planning observations...Short biographies of Argelander, Bürgel, Cassini, Celsius, Encke, Fermat, Goodricke, Huygens, and Scheiner written by Jens Dengler. [Also in German]
http://me.in-berlin.de/~jd/himmel/hotlist.html
Detailed biography of Belgian astronomer, Jean Charles Houzeau (1820-1888)
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Jean Houzeau in Jamaica Belgian astronomer who was the Director of the Brussels Observatory from 1876 to 1883. This article on Jean Houzeau is now complete for the time being. A plan of the area where Houzeau lived for most of his stay in...Short biography of Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695).
http://me.in-berlin.de/~jd/himmel/astro/Huygens-e.html
Highly detailed biography including links to his full catalogue of 110 objects.
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Charles Messier Messier observed as it appeared in his day. The tower just to the right of center was his observatory and had a glass structure atop it. Photo by Jean-Bernard Emond The tower at Hotel de Cluny stands today, minus the...Stories from Doug Rickard's memoirs and his involvement in the early exploration of space.
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Memoirs of a Space Engineer Rickard found himself tracking missions to Mars and the moon. Friendly scientific rivalry and those small but spectacular mistakes in space exploration made for a rich episode in Doug's life. These are stories from his memoirs 2000 Australian Broadcasting Corporation...Short description of Professor James Challis, the almost-discoverer of Neptune.
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Who is Prof. James Challis? His notoriety originates in his failure to discover the planet Neptune. Le Verrier and John Couch Adams, independently predicted the position of Neptune. Le Verrier communicated his prediction to Galle at the Berlin Observatory, who eventually discovered Neptune. John Couch...Article by Kevin Krisciunas, with notes and bibliography, about the grandson of Tammerlane, his observatory, and the significance of his work.
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The Legacy of Ulugh Beg Turk who ruled the province of Transoxiana (Maverannahr a region situated between the River Oxus (Amu Darya) and the River Jaxartes (Syr Darya the principal city of which was Samarkand. Ulugh Beg's grandfather was the famous conqueror Timur (1336-1405 Ulugh...Short biographies of several less well known British astronomers.
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History of Astronomy A site devoted to information about historical figures in astronomy that could not be found else where on the internet. If you have found your self in the position of searching the web to find some information or a photo...Biographical information of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and other Harvard women. Includes photographs and links.
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WomenAstronomers Learn more about the history of women astronomers follow these links. They contain information about women astronomers and women in the sciences. Pages created by Michele and Margaretha -For information on the women astronomers at Harvard between 1880 and 1920...