Johann Bayer

Johann Bayer

male, deceased (1625)
nds Johann Bayer, craters of the Moon named after them, star atlas, Uranometria, Bayer crater, celestialsphere
Johann Bayer (1572 - March 7, 1625) was a German astronomer and lawyer. He was born in Rain, Bavaria in 1572. He began his study of philosophy in...
John Hadley

John Hadley

male, deceased (1744)
Astronomer, celestial, Fellow of the Royal Society, inventor, moon, sextant…celestialsphere
John Hadley (April 16, 1682 Bloomsbury, London - February 14, 1744, East Barnet, Hertfordshire) English inventor of the sextant, around 1730. The...
William Harkness

William Harkness

male, deceased (1903)
scientist, Scottish American, inventor, Union Army, telescope, naturalized citizen of the United States…celestialsphere
William Harkness (1837-1903) was an astronomer, born at Ecclefechan, Scotland, a son of James Harkness, (1803-78). He was educated at Lafayette...