William Lassell

William Lassell

male, deceased (1880)
American dollars, United States dollar, uranus, German, telescope, saturn…Neptune, craters of the Moon named after them, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, RingsofNeptune, ring of Neptune
William Lassell (June 18 1799 - October 5 1880) was a British astronomer, born in Bolton, Lancashire, England. He made his fortune as a beer...
Johann Gottfried Galle

Johann Gottfried Galle

male, deceased (1910)
Astronomer, German, brandenburg, crater, Andreas Galle, moon…Neptune, ring of Neptune, RingsofNeptune
Johann Gottfried Galle (June 9, 1812 in Radis, Saxony-Anhalt - July 10, 1910 in Potsdam, Brandenburg) was a German astronomer at the Berlin...
John Couch Adams

John Couch Adams

male, deceased (1892)
Tripos Wranglers, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, galle, mathematician, asteroid, British…Neptune, University of Cambridge, Fellow of the Royal Society, craters of the Moon named after them, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
John Couch Adams (June 5 1819 - January 21, 1892), was a British mathematician and astronomer. Adams was born in Laneast, Cornwall and died in...
Carolyn Porco

Carolyn Porco

female
RingsofNeptune, Planetary scientist, rings of Saturn, Cassini mission, American, Neptune…The University Of Arizona, rings of Uranus, Rings Working Group, Department of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona
Carolyn C. Porco is an American planetary scientist and the leader of the imaging science team on the Cassini mission <sup>,<;/sup> <sup>,<;/sup>...