Articles about "astronomers"
Biography of Ptolemy - Journey To The Center Of The Universe ...
Ptolemy was an astronomer, mathematician and geographer. He classified the Greek geocentric view of the universe, and calculated the apparent motions of the ...
http://space.about.com/cs/astronomerbios/a/ptolemybio_2.htm
Edmund Halley - More Than Just A Comet
At the age of 17, he entered Queen's College Oxford, already an expert astronomer. He carried with him the wonderful collection of astronomical instruments ...
http://space.about.com/cs/astronomerbios/a/edmundhalley.htm
Giordano Bruno - Philosopher - Died For Astronomy - Biography of ...
Being a philosopher and not an astronomer, Giordano Bruno would not have even warranted our attention if not for this book and the consequences of it. ...
http://space.about.com/cs/astronomyhistory/a/giordanobruno.htm
Top 10 People I Would Like to Meet and/or Have Dinner With
Not just the 1st woman astronomer in the US, she was also a teacher & entrepreneur. American Academy of Arts & Sciences voted her the 1st woman member in ...
http://space.about.com/od/peopleinastronomyspace/tp/peoplemeet.htm
Tycho Brahe - Danish Father of Modern Astronomy
Biography of Tycho Brahe, the astronomer who collected data during his ... Read more about astronomer, Tycho Brahe, and his tremendous work to bring ...
http://space.about.com/cs/astronomerbios/a/tychobrahebio.htm
Galileo Galilei - Astronomy Rebel With A Cause - Biography of ...
Galileo Galilei - Astronomer. Read about the life and work of Galileo Galilei, perhaps the greatest scientist of all time, who went from genius to heretic ...
http://space.about.com/cs/astronomerbios/a/galileobio.htm
Read more about the astronomers who have changed our view of the ...
Read more about the astronomers who have changed our view of the universe over the centuries. Find biographies of ancient astronomers, ...
http://space.about.com/od/astronomerbiographies/Astronomer_Biographies.htm
ArchaeoAstronomy - An Interview with David Dearborn
Today, many astronomers are fully supported to study phenomena occurring at the ... As an astronomer/astrophysicist, I have always been interested in the ...
http://archaeology.about.com/cs/archaeoastronomy/a/dearborn_3.htm
Benjamin Banneker - Profile of Benjamin Banneker
Banneker the Astronomer. In addition to creating America's first clock, Banneker had an ... Benjamin Banneker Biography - First African American Astronomer ...
http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/benjaminbanneker/a/bio_banneker_b.htm
View the Lunar Eclipse - February 20
Feb 19, 2008 ... In San Francisco, you can join San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers on the Randall Museum's observation deck at 7p for an eclipse viewing. ...
http://sanfrancisco.about.com/b/2008/02/19/view-the-lunar-eclipse-february-20.htm
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