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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
1901-1986, amateur astonomer, British; English

Horace Edward Dall

1901 - 1986
1750-1848, astronomer, German

Caroline Lucretia Herschel

1750 - 1848
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
1827-1895, artist; astronomer; entomologist, French

Etienne Leopold Trouvelot

1827 - 1895
1792-1871, mathematician and astronomer, English; British

John Frederick William Herschel

1792 - 1871
1829-1904, geologist; astronomer, British; Welsh

Isaac Roberts

1829 - 1904
1629-1693, mathematician; astronomer; physicist, Dutch

Christiaan Huygens

1629 - 1695
1710-1776, lecturer; inventor; astronomer, Scottish; British

James Ferguson

1710 - 1776
1850-1915, aviation pioneer; engineer; explorer; astronomer; inventor, English-born; Australian

Lawrence Hargrave

1850 - 1915
ca. 1318-1389, mathematician; philosopher; astronomer; physician, Italian

Giovanni Dondi dall'Orologio

1318 - 1389
1546-1601, astronomer, Danish

Tycho Brahe

1546 - 1601
1819-1900, astronomer, British

Charles Piazzi Smyth

1819 - 1900
1857-1923, astronomer; photographer, American

Edward Emerson Barnard

1857 - 1923
1836-1920, astronomer; journal editor, British

J Norman Lockyer

1836 - 1920
1816-1892, astronomer and photographer, American

Lewis Morris Rutherfurd

1816 - 1892
1639-1715, astronomer; cartographer, Japanese

Harumi Shibukawa

1639 - 1715
1694-c. 1776, astronomer, English

Thomas Phelps

1694 - 1776
78-139 CE, astronomer; seismologist, Chinese

Zhang Heng

Unknown - 139
1710-1782, natural philosopher; astronomer, British

Stephen Charles Triboudet Demainbray

1710 - 1782
1632-1723, architect; mathematician; astronomer, English

Christopher Wren

1632 - 1723
1847-1940, astronomer, British; English

Edmund Neville Nevill

1847 - 1940
1571-1630, mathematician; astronomer, German

Johannes Kepler

1571 - 1630
3rd Earl of Rosse, 1800-1867, astronomer, British

William Parsons

1800 - 1867
1646-1719, astronomer, English; British

John Flamsteed

1646 - 1719
1868-1936, astronomer, British; English

William James Stewart Lockyer

1868 - 1936
c. 1478-1553, physician; scholar; poet; astronomer; geologist, Italian

Fracastorius

1478 - 1553
1798-1854, physicist; astronomer, Italian

Macedonio Melloni

1798 - 1854
1473-1543, mathematician; astronomer, Polish

Nicolaus Copernicus

1473 - 1543
1799-1880, astronomer; brewer, British; English

William Lassell

1799 - 1880
1786-1863, optician; astronomer; microscopist, Italian

Giovanni Battista Amici

1786 - 1863
1815-1889, active 1836-1889, chemist; astronomer, British; English

Warren de la Rue

1815 - 1889
1552-1622, astronomer; cartographer; clergyman, Dutch

Petrus Plancius

1552 - 1622
1686-1743, astronomer, Indian

Jai Singh

1686 - 1743
1758-1840, physician; astronomer, German

Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers

1758 - 1840
1843-1912, amateur astronomer, British

John Franklin-Adams

1843 - 1912
1789-1876, astonomer, British; English

Anne Sheepshanks

1789 - 1876
1855-1901, amateur astronomer; meteorologist, British

Cuthbert Edgar Peek

1855 - 1901
1745-1806, portrait painter; astronomer; artist, English; British

John Russell

1745 - 1806
1785-1867, surgeon; astronomer, British

James South

1710 - 1867
1809-1903, astronomer; meteorologist, British

James Glaisher

1809 - 1903
1827-1884, astronomer; meteorological instrument designer, German

Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Klinkerfues

1827 - 1884
1794-1855, astronomer, British

Richard Sheepshanks

1794 - 1855
1824-1889, astronomer, Italian

Lorenzo Respighi

1824 - 1889
1884-1955, astronomer, British?

Thomas Royds

1884 - 1955
1813-1862, astronomer, British

William Stephen Jacob

1813 - 1862