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Bookmark or Share- 20 great astronomers, ranked - Astronomy MagazineThese are 20 of the greatest astronomers of all time, beginning with the Charles Messier, the French Comet hunter.
- 50 of the greatest, most famous astronomers of all timeHere we've listed some of the most famous astronomers in history: those men and women who revolutionised our view of the night sky, and helped us understand a little better our own place in the vast cosmos. Hipparchus was a Greek mathematician and astronomer.
- List of astronomers - WikipediaThe following is a list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable people who have made contributions to the field of astronomy. They may have won major prizes or awards, developed or invented widely used techniques or technologies within astronomy, or are directors of major observatories or heads of space-based telescope projects.
- Astronomer - WikipediaAstronomers observe astronomical objects, such as stars, planets, moons, comets and galaxies – in either observational (by analyzing the data) or theoretical astronomy. Examples of topics or fields astronomers study include planetary science, solar astronomy, the origin or evolution of stars, or the formation of galaxies.
- Famous Astronomers - List of World Famous AstronomersAl-Battānī refined Ptolemy's Almagest, introduced new ideas, and provided accurate astronomical tables. His observations and calculations on solar eclipses, Earth's obliquity, and trigonometry had a profound impact on subsequent astronomers like Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, and Halley.
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