Astronomer
1. Anders Celsius (1701)
Astronomer
Swedish astronomer who developed the idea behind the temperature scale that was named after him. He founded the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1741.
2. Charles Smyth (1819)
Astronomer
Astronomer Royal for Scotland best known for his innovations in astronomy. He made several pyramidological and metrological studies of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the oldest and largest of the...
3. Robert Stawell Ball (1840)
Astronomer
Irish astronomer remembered for founding the mathematical concept known as "screw theory." He was named the Royal Astronomer of Ireland at the University of Dublin in 1874 and is responsible...
4. John Brashear (1970)
Astronomer
Astronomer who patented instruments for telescopes. He received the Elliott Cresson Medal in 1910 and from 1901 to 1904, he was acting chancellor of the Western University of Pennsylvania, now...
5. Russell W. Porter (1871)
Astronomer
One of founders of amateur astronomy and telescope making, who built up interest in backyard sky observations through his club, the Springfield Telescope Makers. He also did the preliminary designs...
6. Florence Ray Moulton (1970)
Astronomer
American astronomer known for being a believer of the Chamberlin-Moulton planetesimal hypothesis, which says planets formed from smaller parts.
7. Ernst Opik (1893)
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Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist who rose to prominence in the 1920s. He has won a number of awards throughout his career including the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society...
8. Ibn Al-haytham (0965)
Astronomer
Persian scholar of the middle ages who made great contributions to astronomy, science, optics, philosophy, and other fields. He has been called the father of modern optics, experimental physics and...
9. James Van Allen (1914)
Astronomer
Pioneer of magnetospheric research in space whose discovery of the radiation belts encircling the earth helped to further the science of astronomy. He was one of Time Magazine's Man of...
10. L'udmila Pajdusakova (1916)
Astronomer
Slovak astronomer who discovered many comets. She was the third director of the Skalnaté Pleso Observatory and she published a book on astronomy in 1956.
11. Nancy Grace Roman (1925)
Astronomer
Executive NASA astronomer who discovered that stars made of helium and hydrogen moved faster than other stars. She received the Federal Woman's Award in 1962.
12. James Westphal (1930)
Astronomer
Scientist and astronomer who helped design the Hubble Space telescope. He was also the Director of Caltech's Palomar Observatory from 1994 through 1997.
13. Gerry Neugebauer (1970)
Astronomer
American astronomer known for his work within the field of infrared astronomy. He's won two NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement medals and he has been elected to the National Academy of...
14. Brian O'Leary (1940)
Astronomer
Scientist and former NASA astronaut who was a member of the sixth group of astronauts chosen by NASA in August 1967. He founded the New Energy Movement in 2003 and...
15. Stephen Thorsett (1970)
Astronomer
American astronomer and academic who studied gamma ray bursts and radio pulsars. His research help test the theory of general relativity.
