Category : Astronomers

First American Woman Astronomer Mitchell was born in 1818 and grew up on Nantucket Island, off the coast of Massachusetts. Her father,...

Developer of Laws of Planetary Motion Kepler was born to a poor family in Weil der Stadt, Germany, on December 27, 1571. He was a sickly...

Discoverer of Galaxies Beyond Milky Way Edwin Hubble was born on November 20, 1889, in Marshfield, Missouri. Excelling at school and...

Founder of Star­ Related Astronomical Research Herschel was born Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel on November 15, 1738, in Hanover, Germany....

First Major Woman Astronomer of Modern Times In 1750 Caroline Herschel was born into a large family in Hanover, Germany. Her father, a...

Pioneering Investigator of Comets Halley was born on November 8, 1656, near London, England, into a wealthy family. He entered Oxford...

Pioneer in Laws of Motion and Early Telescopy Born in Pisa, Italy, on February 15, 1564, Galileo was the son of a talented and well­...

Father of Modern Astronomy Copernicus was born on February 19, 1473, in Toran, Prussia (now Poland). His father, a wholesaler of copper,...

Developer of Star Classification System Cannon was born in 1863 in Dover, Delaware, to a prominent family. Her father was a shipbuilder...