People
Categories
- Brahe, Tycho (11)
- Cassini, Giovanni (1)
- Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan (4)
- Copernicus, Nicolas (4)
- Galilei, Galileo (9)
- Herschel, Sir William (2)
- Hubble, Edwin (2)
- Kepler, Johannes (6)
- Rømer, Ole (3)
- Sagan, Carl (6)
Links
The Bruce Medalists
http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/BruceMedalists/
Brief biographies, photos, and links to winners of this annual award for lifetime contributions to astronomy.
History of Astronomy: Persons
http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/hist_astr/ha_pers.html
Catalogue of biographical links covering hundreds prominent astronomers, past and present. [Also in German]
Holders of the Post of British Astronomer Royal
http://members.tripod.com/~UpSky2/ARs.html
Notable achievements and timelines of Flamsteed, Halley, Bradley, Bliss, Maskelyne, Pond, Airy, Christie, Dyson, H.S. Jones, and Wooley (covering 1675 to 1971).
Jean Houzeau in Jamaica
http://joyousjam.tripod.com/jeanhouzeauinjamaica/
Detailed biography of Belgian astronomer, Jean Charles Houzeau (1820-1888)
Charles Messier
http://www.messiermarathon.com/about.htm
Highly detailed biography including links to his full catalogue of 110 objects.
Memoirs of a Space Engineer
http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/memoirs/default.htm
Stories from Doug Rickard's memoirs and his involvement in the early exploration of space.
The Legacy of Ulugh Beg
http://www.ku.edu/carrie/texts/carrie_books/paksoy-2/cam6.html
Article by Kevin Krisciunas, with notes and bibliography, about the grandson of Tammerlane, his observatory, and the significance of his work.