Otto Struve

Otto Struve : biography August 12, 1897 - April 6, 1963 Personal qualities Struve was often described as a big and intimidating man. According to...

Thābit ibn Qurra

Thābit ibn Qurra : biography 826 - 901 ' ( ; 826 – February 18, 901) was an Iraqi Muslim mathematician, physician, astronomer,...

Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow

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Charles Messier

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

Venkatraman Radhakrishnan

Venkatraman Radhakrishnan : biography 18th May 1929 - 3rd March 2011 The period of his stay in Australia also marked his leadership of an extensive...

Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus : biography 19 February 1473 - 24 May 1543 Commemoration Copernicium On 14 July 2009, the discoverers, from the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung...

Giovanni Battista Riccioli

Giovanni Battista Riccioli : biography 17 April 1598 - 25 June 1671 In the words of Alfredo Dinis, Riccioli enjoyed great prestige and great opposition,...

John Dollond

John Dollond : biography 21 June 1706 - 30 November 1761 John Dollond FRS (10 June O.S. (21 June N.S.) 1706 - 30...

Simon Newcomb

Simon Newcomb : biography 12 March 1835 - 11 July 1909 Simon Newcomb (March 12, 1835 – July 11, 1909) was a Canadian-American...

Jonathan Homer Lane

Jonathan Homer Lane : biography August 9, 1819 - May 3, 1880 Jonathan Homer Lane (August 9, 1819, Geneseo, New York – May...