Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei

male, deceased (1642)
Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 - 8 January 1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher closely associated with... More
Johannes Kepler

Johannes Kepler

male, deceased (1630)
Johannes Kepler (December 27 1571 - November 15 1630) was a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and a key figure in the 17th century... More
Clyde Tombaugh

Clyde Tombaugh

male, deceased (1997)
Clyde William Tombaugh (1906-1997) was an American astronomer who discovered the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930. Tombaugh was born in Streator, LaSalle... More
Christiaan Huygens

Christiaan Huygens

male, deceased (1695)
Christiaan Huygens (pronounced in English : ; in Dutch:) (April 14, 1629 - July 8, 1695), was a Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist; born... More
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Mel Bartels

male, 54 years old
Mel Bartels (born 1954) is an amateur astronomer after whom the asteroid 17823 Bartels was named in 1988. 17823 Bartels lies in the main asteroid... More
Dennis di Cicco

Dennis di Cicco

male, 58 years old
Dennis di Cicco (born 1950) is an American amateur astronomer who lives in New England. He has discovered numerous asteroids from his backyard... More
Hans Lippershey

Hans Lippershey

male, deceased (1619)
Hans Lippershey (1570-September 1619) was a Dutch lensmaker. He was born in Wesel, in western Germany. He settled in Middelburg in the Netherlands,... More
Alvan Clark

Alvan Clark

male, deceased (1887)
Alvan Clark (March 8, 1804 - August 19, 1887), born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, the decendant of a Cape Cod whaling family, was an American... More
David Brewster

David Brewster

male, deceased (1868)
Sir David Brewster,FRS, (11 December 1781 - 10 February 1868) was a Scottish scientist, inventor and writer. He was born at Jedburgh, where his... More
William Lassell

William Lassell

male, deceased (1880)
William Lassell (June 18 1799 - October 5 1880) was a British astronomer, born in Bolton, Lancashire, England. He made his fortune as a beer... More