Adams, John Couch «
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/adams.html | | The first to mathematically predict an unknown planet , his calculations were ignored and someone else discovered neptune. |
Bell Burnel, Jocelyn «
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/bell.html | | The radio astronomer who discovered what turned out to be neutron stars , also called pulsars. |
Brahe, Tycho «
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/brahe.html | | Danish astronomer who did the most accurate measurements of the sky ever made without a telescope. |
Brahe, Tycho «
http://space.about.com/cs/astronomerbios/a/tychobrahebio.htm | | 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. |
Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan «
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/chandra.html | | The man whose name means " shining" in sanskrit figured out exactly what makes stars shine. |
Famous Astronomers «
http://library.thinkquest.org/23830/astronomers.htm | | Features profiles of various astronomers of fame , from galileo to ptolemy. |
Halley, Edmond «
http://sirius.phy.hr/~dpaar/fizicari/xhalley.html | | 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. |
Herschel, Caroline «
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/herschel.html | | A short biography of the first woman to discover a comet. |
Hubble, Edwin «
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/cosmostar/html/cstars_hubble.html | | A biography of a man who expanded our view of the universe. |
Kepler, Johannes «
http://sirius.phy.hr/~dpaar/fizicari/xkepler.html | | German astronomer johannes kepler was a supporter of the copernican model of the universe. find out more about his life and work. |
Kepler, Johannes «
http://space.about.com/cs/astronomerbios/a/keplerbio.htm | | 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. |
Le Verrier, Urbain «
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/leverrier.html | | The french astronomer whose mathematical predictions led to the discovery of neptune. |
Ptolemy «
http://space.about.com/cs/astronomerbios/a/ptolemybio.htm | | 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. |
StarChild: Dr. Carl Sagan «
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/sagan.html | | Tells about the science who sought to make the universe clearer to the ordinary person. |
StarChild: Dr. Stephen Hawking «
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/hawking.html | | Tells about the physicist known for his study of black holes. |
