Famous Astronomers - List of Famous Astronomers - page 5

Kids have always looked up at the sky and wondered what those glimmering lights, lighting up the night sky are? Some of these kids grow fascinated by the glimmering lights and grow up to make these lights their life’s work. We call them astronomers; people who study the stars, planets, galaxies and even the asteroids. These scientists have existed for countless years and have made a considerable impact on the world we live in; it was the Mayan astronomers who gave us the famous Mayan calendar according to which, the world would have ended on the 21st of December 2012. It was astronomers who first suggested the theory that the earth revolved around the sun and not the other way around and the earth was not the center of the universe or our galaxy, for that matter. The invaluable work that astronomers do is dedicated to better understanding the universe, of which the earth is a part. This work has, at times, incurred the wrath of the people because at one time the understanding of the science was not as explicit as it is today and neither was the awareness about it.

The Most Famous Astronomers

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Jabir Ibn Hayyan721IranianJabir Ibn Hayyan was a medieval era polymath
Isaac NewtonJanuary 4, 1643BritishIsaac Newton was an English scientist and mathematician, who discovered gravitation and Newtonian Mechanics
Giovanni Domenico CassiniJune 8, 1625ItalianGiovanni Cassini was a 17th century Italian mathematician, astronomer and astrologer
Brahmagupta598IndianBrahmagupta was a highly accomplished ancient Indian astronomer and mathematician
Henrietta Swan LeavittJuly 4, 1868AmericanHenrietta Swan Leavitt was an American astronomer
Carl F. GaussApril 30, 1777GermanCarl F
Galileo GalileiFebruary 15, 1564ItalianGalileo Galilei was an Italian Astronomer and Scientist
Omar KhayyamMay 18, 1048IranianOmar Khayyám was an extremely talented and famous Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher and poet
Tycho BraheDecember 14, 1546DanishTycho Brahe was a Danish nobleman who made important contributions to astronomy
Hipparchus190 BCGreekHipparchus was a Greek astronomer and mathematician
Maria Mitchell

Maria Mitchell

Maria Mitchell was the first professional female astronomer in the United States

AmericanAugust 1, 1818250 views

Henrietta Swan Leavitt

Henrietta Swan Leavitt was an American astronomer

AmericanJuly 4, 1868388 views

Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmology expert and author

Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton was an English scientist and mathematician, who discovered gravitation and Newtonian Mechanics

BritishJanuary 4, 1643530 views

Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei was an Italian Astronomer and Scientist

ItalianFebruary 15, 1564273 views