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1564-1642, astronomer; mathematician, Italian

Galileo Galilei

1564 - 1642
1738-1822, musician and astronomer, German born; naturalised British

William Herschel

1738 - 1822
1841-1903, astronomer; astronomical photographer, English; British

Andrew Anslie Common

1841 - 1903
1750-1848, astronomer, German

Caroline Lucretia Herschel

1750 - 1848
1901-1986, amateur astonomer, British; English

Horace Edward Dall

1901 - 1986
1656-1742, astronomer, English

Edmond Halley

1656 - 1742
1899-1991, scientist, plant biochemist and inventor, Leamington Spa

Robert Hill

1899 - 1991
1635-1715, optician (lens maker) and astronomer, Italian

Giuseppe Campani

1635 - 1715
1792-1871, mathematician and astronomer, English; British

John Frederick William Herschel

1792 - 1871
1629-1693, mathematician; astronomer; physicist, Dutch

Christiaan Huygens

1629 - 1695
1850-1915, aviation pioneer; engineer; explorer; astronomer; inventor, English-born; Australian

Lawrence Hargrave

1850 - 1915
1639-1715, astronomer; cartographer, Japanese

Harumi Shibukawa

1639 - 1715
1710-1776, lecturer; inventor; astronomer, Scottish; British

James Ferguson

1710 - 1776
1816-1892, astronomer and photographer, American

Lewis Morris Rutherfurd

1816 - 1892
3rd Earl of Rosse, 1800-1867, astronomer, British

William Parsons

1800 - 1867
78-139 CE, astronomer; seismologist, Chinese

Zhang Heng

Unknown - 139
1694-c. 1776, astronomer, English

Thomas Phelps

1694 - 1776
1819-1900, astronomer, British

Charles Piazzi Smyth

1819 - 1900
1815-1889, active 1836-1889, chemist; astronomer, British; English

Warren de la Rue

1815 - 1889
active 1487-1550, astronomer; scientific instrument maker, German

Nicolaus Kratzer

1486 - 1550
1646-1719, astronomer, English; British

John Flamsteed

1646 - 1719
1710-1782, natural philosopher; astronomer, British

Stephen Charles Triboudet Demainbray

1710 - 1782
1843-1912, amateur astronomer, British

John Franklin-Adams

1843 - 1912
1786-1863, optician; astronomer; microscopist, Italian

Giovanni Battista Amici

1786 - 1863
1798-1854, physicist; astronomer, Italian

Macedonio Melloni

1798 - 1854
1686-1743, astronomer, Indian

Jai Singh

1686 - 1743
1745-1806, portrait painter; astronomer; artist, English; British

John Russell

1745 - 1806
1827-1904, astronomer, British; English

George Henry With

1827 - 1904
1799-1880, astronomer; brewer, British; English

William Lassell

1799 - 1880
1794-1855, astronomer, British

Richard Sheepshanks

1794 - 1855
1789-1876, astonomer, British; English

Anne Sheepshanks

1789 - 1876
1783-1866, antiquary; astronomer, English; British

Lee, John

1783 - 1866
1865-1939, astronomer, British

Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin

1865 - 1939
1697-1764, astronomer; politician, England, British

George Parker

1697 - 1764
1847-1913, astronomer; book collector, British; Scottish; French-born

James Ludovic Lindsay

1847 - 1913
1804-1881, meteorologist; astronomer, British; English

William Radcliff Birt

1804 - 1881
1688-1768, geographer/cartographer, physicist & astronomer, French

Joseph Nicolas De L'Isle

1688 - 1768
1821-1885, astronomer; astrophysicist; optical instrument maker, Polish

Adam Jozef Ignacy Prazmowski

1821 - 1885
1826-1912, astronomer; photographer, British

Alfred Brothers

1826 - 1912
1822-1900, astronomer, German

Robert Luther

1822 - 1900
1874-1949, astronomer, British

J H Reynolds

1874 - 1949
1859-1945, astronomer, British

Ashton Charles Allen

1859 - 1945
1802-1866, astronomer; artist; painter, German-born; French

Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt

1802 - 1866
1869-1940, astronomer, American

F Ellerman

1869 - 1940
1871-1952, astronomer, British

Charles Prichard Butler

1871 - 1952
1875-1969, astronomer, American

Vesto Melvin Slipher

1875 - 1969
1837-1904, astronomer; educational benefactor, British; Scottish

Frank McClean

1837 - 1904
1811-1877, mathematician; astronomer, French

Urbain Jean Joseph Leverrier

1811 - 1877
1793-1864, astronomer, German-born; active Russia

Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve

1793 - 1864
1749-1826, astronomer; mathematician; priest; Italian

Giuseppe Piazzi

1749 - 1826