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» History of Astronomy: Persons
Catalogue of biographical links covering hundreds prominent astronomers, past and present. [Also in German] http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/hist_astr/ha_pers.html Sites:
» Charles August Young
Biographical details of this distinguished American astronomer. (1834-1908) http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_New_Student%27s_Reference_Work/Young,_Charles_Augustus » Charles Messier
Detailed biography including links to his full catalogue of 110 objects. http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/history/biograph.html » History of Astronomy
Short biographies of several less well known British astronomers. http://www.mikeoates.org/astro-history/ » Hodierna's Deep Sky Observations
Catalogue of Giovanni Batista Hodierna's (1597-1660) long forgotten observations; detailed information about each object. http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/messier/xtra/similar/hodierna.html » Holders of the Post of British Astronomer Royal
Notable achievements and timelines of Flamsteed, Halley, Bradley, Bliss, Maskelyne, Pond, Airy, Christie, Dyson, H.S. Jones, and Wooley (covering 1675 to 1971). http://members.tripod.com/~UpSky2/ARs.html » Jean Houzeau in Jamaica
Detailed biography of Belgian astronomer, Jean Charles Houzeau (1820-1888) http://joyousjam.tripod.com/jeanhouzeauinjamaica/ » Links to Astronomer Biographies
Short biographies of Argelander, Bürgel, Cassini, Celsius, Encke, Fermat, Goodricke, Huygens, and Scheiner written by Jens Dengler. [Also in German] http://me.in-berlin.de/~jd/himmel/hotlist.html » Memoirs of a Space Engineer
Stories from Doug Rickard's memoirs and his involvement in the early exploration of space. http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/memoirs/default.htm » Robert Stawell Ball
Wikipedia provides biographical information on this Irish astronomer, lecturer and author. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Robert_Ball » So Who Is this Challis Bloke Anyway?
Short description of Professor James Challis, the almost-discoverer of Neptune. http://www.winwaed.com/comp/challis/challis_bio.shtml » The Bruce Medalists
Brief biographies, photos, and links to winners of this annual award for lifetime contributions to astronomy. http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/BruceMedalists/ » The Legacy of Ulugh Beg
Article by Kevin Krisciunas, with notes and bibliography, about the grandson of Tammerlane, his observatory, and the significance of his work. http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/paksoy-2/cam6.html » Women in Astronomy, 1880-1920
Biographical information of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and other Harvard women. Includes photographs and links. http://www.carleton.edu/departments/PHAS/Astro/pages/marga_michele/WomenAstronomers.html » Women in Astronomy: A Resource Guide
An annotated guide to the role that women have played in the history of astronomy, featuring both printed and web based materials. http://www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/womenast_bib.html This category needs an editor
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