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Adams, John Couch Save
The first to mathematically predict an unknown planet, his calculations were ignored and someone else discovered Neptune.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/S...   
Bell Burnel, Jocelyn Save
The radio astronomer who discovered what turned out to be neutron stars, also called pulsars.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/S...   
Brahe, Tycho Save
Danish astronomer who did the most accurate measurements of the sky ever made without a telescope.
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Brahe, Tycho Save
Discover more about this Danish father of modern Astronomy who made precise, comprehensive astronomical measurements. His data was superior to all other measurements made until the invention of the telescope.
http://space.about.com/cs/astronomerb...   
Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan Save
The man whose name means "shining" in Sanskrit figured out exactly what makes stars shine.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/S...   
Famous Astronomers Save
Features profiles of various astronomers of fame, from Galileo to Ptolemy.
http://library.thinkquest.org/23830/a...   
Halley, Edmond Save
Sir Edmond Halley did more than calculate the return of the comet named after him. Learn more about his work with the motion of stars, and his study of Mercury and Venus.
http://sirius.phy.hr/~dpaar/fizicari/...   
Herschel, Caroline Save
A short biography of the first woman to discover a comet.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/S...   
Hubble, Edwin Save
A biography of a man who expanded our view of the universe.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/cosmo...   
Kepler, Johannes Save
German astronomer Johannes Kepler was a supporter of the Copernican model of the universe. Find out more about his life and work.
http://sirius.phy.hr/~dpaar/fizicari/...   
Kepler, Johannes Save
The son of a mercenary soldier and an innkeeper's daughter who later became a brilliant and prolific mathematician and astronomer, and creator of the Three Laws of Planetary Motion.
http://space.about.com/cs/astronomerb...   
Le Verrier, Urbain Save
The French astronomer whose mathematical predictions led to the discovery of Neptune.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/S...   
Ptolemy Save
An astronomer, mathematician and geographer who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. We know very little more of his life. He classified the Greek geocentric view of the universe, and calculated the apparent motions of the planets.
http://space.about.com/cs/astronomerb...   
StarChild: Dr. Carl Sagan Save
Tells about the science who sought to make the universe clearer to the ordinary person.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/S...   
StarChild: Dr. Stephen Hawking Save
Tells about the physicist known for his study of black holes.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/S...   
Tombaugh, Clyde Save
The discoverer of Pluto started out as an amateur who built his own telescopes.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/S...   
See also
Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: Astronomy and Space (16 385)
 
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