- List of astronomers - Wikipedia
The following is a list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable people who have made contributions to the field of astronomy They may have won major prizes or awards, developed or invented widely used techniques or technologies within astronomy, or are directors of major observatories or heads of space-based telescope projects
- Famous Astronomers - List of World Famous Astronomers
Al-Battānī refined Ptolemy's Almagest, introduced new ideas, and provided accurate astronomical tables His observations and calculations on solar eclipses, Earth's obliquity, and trigonometry had a profound impact on subsequent astronomers like Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, and Halley
- Famous astronomers: How these scientists shaped astronomy
Throughout human history, astronomers have helped people understand what they see in the night sky These famous astronomers — many of them great scientists who mastered many fields — explained
- 50 of the greatest, most famous astronomers of all time
Here we've listed some of the most famous astronomers in history: those men and women who revolutionised our view of the night sky, and helped us understand a little better our own place in the vast cosmos
- 20 greatest astronomers, ranked - Astronomy Magazine
These are 20 of the greatest astronomers of all time, beginning with the Charles Messier, the French Comet hunter
- List of astronomers | Britannica
This is a list of astronomers, ordered alphabetically by nationality It includes scientists who received degrees in astronomy, who made significant contributions to the study of astronomy, or who built astronomical instruments, as well as those whose work in other areas of science employed astronomical subjects
- 50 Famous Astronomers You Should Know (Ancient to Modern)
See our list of the most famous astronomers in history and their contributions From Aristotle to Messier to Hawking
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