Famous Astronomers
The Most Famous Astronomers | |||
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Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
Giovanni Domenico Cassini | June 8, 1625 | Italian | Giovanni Cassini was a 17th century Italian mathematician, astronomer and astrologer |
Brahmagupta | 598 | Indian | Brahmagupta was a highly accomplished ancient Indian astronomer and mathematician |
Hipparchus | 190 BC | Greek | Hipparchus was a Greek astronomer and mathematician |
Sir William Rowan Hamilton | August 4, 1805 | Irish | Sir William Rowan Hamilton was one of the greatest scientists to be born in Ireland |
Edwin Powell Hubble | November 20, 1889 | American | Edwin Powell Hubble was one of the world’s most famous astronomers of the 20th century |
Johann Heinrich Lambert | August 26, 1728 | French, German, Swiss | Johann Heinrich Lambert was a Swiss mathematician, astronomer, physicist, and philosopher |
Willebrord Snell | June 13, 1580 | Dutch | Willebrord Snel van Royen was a 17thcentury Dutch astronomer and mathematician |
Joseph Louis Lagrange | January 25, 1736 | French, Italian | Joseph Lagrange was an accomplished Italian enlightenment era mathematician and astronomer This biography profiles his childhood, career, life, research and timeline. |
Brahmagupta
Brahmagupta was a highly accomplished ancient Indian astronomer and mathematician
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Giovanni Cassini was a 17th century Italian mathematician, astronomer and astrologer
Sir William Rowan Hamilton
Sir William Rowan Hamilton was one of the greatest scientists to be born in Ireland
Johann Heinrich Lambert
Johann Heinrich Lambert was a Swiss mathematician, astronomer, physicist, and philosopher
Willebrord Snell
Willebrord Snel van Royen was a 17thcentury Dutch astronomer and mathematician
Edwin Powell Hubble
Edwin Powell Hubble was one of the world’s most famous astronomers of the 20th century
Joseph Louis Lagrange
Joseph Lagrange was an accomplished Italian enlightenment era mathematician and astronomer This biography profiles his childhood, career, life, research and timeline.