Astronomers (Kids_and_Teens/People_and_Society/Biography/Astronomers)
up AstronomersAstronomy is probably the oldest of all the sciences. Today, it is about the only science also practiced by amateurs. This site lists biographies and autobiographies of well known astronomers, and some not as well known. The links are suitable for kids to read and use for enjoyment or for schoolwork.EntriesFamous Astronomers http://library.thinkquest.org/23830/astronomers.htm Features profiles of various astronomers of fame, from Galileo to Ptolemy. Adams, John Couch http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/adams.html The first to mathematically predict an unknown planet, his calculations were ignored and someone else discovered Neptune. Ptolemy http://space.about.com/cs/astronomerbios/a/ptolemybio.htm An astronomer, mathematician and geographer who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. We know very little more of his life. He classified the Greek geocentric view of the universe, and calculated the apparent motions of the planets. Bell Burnel, Jocelyn http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/bell.html The radio astronomer who discovered what turned out to be neutron stars, also called pulsars. Herschel, Caroline http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/herschel.html A short biography of the first woman to discover a comet. Le Verrier, Urbain http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/leverrier.html The French astronomer whose mathematical predictions led to the discovery of Neptune. StarChild: Dr. Stephen Hawking http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/hawking.html Tells about the physicist known for his study of black holes. Tombaugh, Clyde http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/tombaugh.html The discoverer of Pluto started out as an amateur who built his own telescopes. Halley, Edmond http://sirius.phy.hr/~dpaar/fizicari/xhalley.html Sir Edmond Halley did more than calculate the return of the comet named after him. Learn more about his work with the motion of stars, and his study of Mercury and Venus. SubcategoriesBrahe, Tycho This category lists pages and sites about the Danish scientist Tycho Brahe, born Tyge Ottesen Brahe born on 14 December 1546 in Skane, then in Denmark, now in Sweden. Brahe was well known in his Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan This category lists pages and sites about the American astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (October 19, 1910, Punjab Lahore, British India, now in Pakistan, – August 21, 1995, Chicago, Eratosthenes This category lists pages and sites about the Greek mathematician, geographer and astronomer Eratosthenes (276 BC - 194 BC) All sites listed here are suitable for children and teens to read Hubble, Edwin This category lists pages and sites about the American astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953). Hubble devised the most commonly used system for classifying Kepler, Johannes This category lists pages and sites about the German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630). He discovered that the Earth and planets travel Sagan, Carl This category lists pages and sites about the American astronomer and astrochemist Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996). He is world-famous for writing popular science books Related categoriesAstronomy and Space All sites in this category are geared toward kids and teens under the age of 18 and provide Copernicus, Nicolaus This category lists pages and sites about the life of Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), best known for arguing that the sun Galilei, Galileo This category lists pages and sites about the life of Italian physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei Newton, Isaac This category lists pages and sites about the life of English mathematicians and scientist Isaac Newton (1642-1727) who invented the reflecting telescope, developed the law of gravity, and United States Links to well known astronomers from the United States. 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