Astronomy: History: People

Highly detailed biography including links to his full catalogue of 110 objects.

Short biography of Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695).

Catalogue of biographical links covering hundreds prominent astronomers, past and present. [Also in German]

Catalogue of Giovanni Batista Hodierna's (1597-1660) long forgotten observations; detailed information about each object.

Notable achievements and timelines of Flamsteed, Halley, Bradley, Bliss, Maskelyne, Pond, Airy, Christie, Dyson, H.S. Jones, and Wooley (covering 1675 to 1971).

Detailed biography of Belgian astronomer, Jean Charles Houzeau (1820-1888)

Short biographies of Argelander, Bürgel, Cassini, Celsius, Encke, Fermat, Goodricke, Huygens, and Scheiner written by Jens Dengler. [Also in German]

Stories from Doug Rickard's memoirs and his involvement in the early exploration of space.

Short biographies of Pythagoras, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Halley, Einstein, and Hawking.

Detailed biographical information of British astronomer and lecturer.