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FAMOUS ASTRONOMERS

 

Aristotle

 

Brahe, Tycho

 

Cassini, Giovanni Domenico

 

Copernicus, Nicolas

 

Democritus

 

Einstein, Albert

 

Eratosthenes

 

Fleming, Williamina Paton Stevens

 

Galileo Galilei

 

Halley, Edmond

 

Hawking, Stephen (William)

 

Herschel, Sir William (Frederick)

 

Hipparchos / Hipparchus

 

Hubble, Edwin (Powell)

 

Huygens, Christiaan

 

Kepler, Johannes

 

Mitchell, Maria

 

Newton, Isaac

 

Ptolemy

 

Tombaugh, Clyde (William)

 

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FAMOUS ASTRONAUTS

 

Aldrin, (Edwin Eugene, Jr.) "Buzz''

 

Armstrong, Neil (Alden)

 

Bluford, Guion

 

Borman, Frank

 

Collins, Eileen

 

Gagarin, Yuri (Alekseyevich)

 

Glenn, John (Herschel), Jr.

 

Jemison, Mae C.

 

Lovell, James A(rthur)

 

Ride, Sally (Kristen)

 

Schirra, Walter (Marty)

 

Shepard, Alan (Bartlett), Jr.

 

Tereshkova, Valentina

 

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GENERAL LINKS

 

http://www.childrensmuseum.org/cosmicquest/fieldguide/astronomers.html

This site has biographies of some famous astronomers organized by time period of their work.

 

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/whos_who.html

At this site you will find a list of some of the dedicated people who have made major contributions to our knowledge and interest in space science.  Click on their name for a brief biography.

 

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/astrobio_former.html

Click on the astronaut’s name to get a short biography including a picture and information on education, personal data, and experience.

 

http://www.biography.com

This site has short biographies of over 25,000 of the greatest lives, past and present.  Type in name to search for biography of interest.

 

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