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- Brahe, Tycho (12)
- Cassini, Giovanni (2)
- Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan (6)
- Copernicus, Nicolas (6)
- Galilei, Galileo (10)
- Herschel, Sir William (4)
- Hubble, Edwin (2)
- Kepler, Johannes (7)
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Links
So Who Is this Challis Bloke Anyway?
http://www.winwaed.com/comp/challis/challis_bio.shtml
Short description of Professor James Challis, the almost-discoverer of Neptune.
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.
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.