James Challis

James Challis

male, deceased (1882)
James Challis (December 12, 1803 - December 3, 1882) was a British clergyman and astronomer. He was born in Braintree, Essex and died in Cambridge....
Harold F. Levison

Harold F. Levison

male
Harold F. "Hal" Levison is a planetary scientist specializing in planetary dynamics. He argued for a distinction between what are now called dwarf...
Eudoxus Of Cnidus

Eudoxus Of Cnidus

male
Eudoxus of Cnidus was a Greek astronomer, mathematician, physician, scholar and student of Plato. Since all his own works are lost, our knowledge...
David J. Stevenson

David J. Stevenson

male, 61 years old
David J. Stevenson (born September 2,1948) is a professor of planetary science at Caltech. Originally from New Zealand, he received his Ph.D. from...
Alexis Bouvard

Alexis Bouvard

male, deceased (1843)
Alexis Bouvard (June 27, 1767 - June 7, 1843) was a French astronomer, born in Contamines, France. Bouvard's achievements included the discovery of...
Seth Ward

Seth Ward

male, deceased (1689)
Seth Ward (1617 - 6 January 1689) was an English mathematician, astronomer, and bishop. He was born in Hertfordshire, and educated at Sidney Sussex...
Heinrich Louis D'Arrest

Heinrich Louis D'Arrest

male, deceased (1875)
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest was a Prussian astronomer, born in Berlin. His name is sometimes given as Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest. While still a student,...
Shen Kuo

Shen Kuo

male, deceased (1095)
Shen Kuo or Shen Kua (1031–1095 AD) was a polymath Chinese scientist and statesman of the Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD). Excelling in many fields of s...
Martin Mobberley

Martin Mobberley

male, 51 years old
Martin P. Mobberley (born 1958) is an amateur British astronomer, author, and former electronics engineer. He images a wide variety of objects,...
George Saliba

George Saliba

male
George Saliba has been Professor of Arabic and Islamic Science of the Department of Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia...