Clyde Tombaugh

Clyde Tombaugh : biography February 4, 1906 - January 17, 1997 (aged 90) Interest in UFOs Tombaugh was probably the most eminent astronomer to have...

Charles Messier

Charles Messier : biography 26 June 1730 - 12 April 1817 Charles Messier (26 June 1730 – 12 April 1817) was a French...

David Brewster

David Brewster : biography 11 December 1781 - 10 February 1868 In the same year in which the British Association held its first meeting, Brewster...

David Brewster

David Brewster : biography 11 December 1781 - 10 February 1868 Sir David Brewster KH PRSE FRS FSA(Scot) FSSA MICE (11 December 1781...

David Brewster

David Brewster : biography 11 December 1781 - 10 February 1868 An instrument of more significance, the stereoscope, which – though of much later date...

Erasmus Reinhold

Erasmus Reinhold : biography October 22, 1511 - February 19, 1553 Erasmus Reinhold (October 22, 1511 – February 19, 1553) was a German...

Edwin Hubble

Edwin Hubble : biography 20 November 1889 - 28 September 1953 Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) was...

Edwin Hubble

Edwin Hubble : biography 20 November 1889 - 28 September 1953 Hubble also devised the most commonly used system for classifying galaxies, grouping them according...

Edwin Hubble

Edwin Hubble : biography 20 November 1889 - 28 September 1953 Other discoveries Hubble discovered the asteroid 1373 Cincinnati on August 30, 1935. He also...

Fred Hoyle

Fred Hoyle : biography 24 June 1915 - 20 August 2001 After the war, in 1945, Hoyle returned to Cambridge University, starting as a lecturer...