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Antonín Mrkos, a Czech astronomer, born on 27 January, 1918 (died
Antonín Mrkos, a Czech astronomer, born on 27 January, 1918 (died 29 May, 1996). He became a staff member at the Skalnaté Pleso Observatory in Slov...
Antonín Mrkos, a Czech astronomer, born on 27 January, 1918 (died 29 May, 1996). He became a staff member at the Skalnaté Pleso Observatory in Slov...
George A. Van Biesbroeck, a Belgian-American astronomer, born on
George A. Van Biesbroeck, a Belgian-American astronomer, born on 21 January, 1880 (died 23 February, 1974). He worked at observatories in Belgium, Ge...
George A. Van Biesbroeck, a Belgian-American astronomer, born on 21 January, 1880 (died 23 February, 1974). He worked at observatories in Belgium, Ge...
Simon Marius, German astronomer born on 10 January, 1573 (died 26
Simon Marius, German astronomer born on 10 January, 1573 (died 26 December, 1624). It is conjecture that he discovered the 4 moons of Jupiter before ...
Simon Marius, German astronomer born on 10 January, 1573 (died 26 December, 1624). It is conjecture that he discovered the 4 moons of Jupiter before ...
Cyril Jackson, a South African astronomer, born on 5 December,
Cyril Jackson, a South African astronomer, born on 5 December, 1903 (died February 1988). He worked at Union Observatory in Johannesburg from 1928 to...
Cyril Jackson, a South African astronomer, born on 5 December, 1903 (died February 1988). He worked at Union Observatory in Johannesburg from 1928 to...
Robert Thorburn Ayton Innes, a Scottish-South African astronomer,
Robert Thorburn Ayton Innes, a Scottish-South African astronomer, born on 10 November, 1861 (died 13 March, 1933). He is best known for discovering P...
Robert Thorburn Ayton Innes, a Scottish-South African astronomer, born on 10 November, 1861 (died 13 March, 1933). He is best known for discovering P...
Ariel, the fourth-largest of the 27 known moons of Uranus,
Ariel, the fourth-largest of the 27 known moons of Uranus, discovered by William Lassell (1799 - 1880) on 28 October, 1851. It was named for a charac...
Ariel, the fourth-largest of the 27 known moons of Uranus, discovered by William Lassell (1799 - 1880) on 28 October, 1851. It was named for a charac...
The Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope network in N.M. was
The Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope network in N.M. was dedicated on 10 October, 1980. Conceived in the 60s and built in the 70s the VLA is ve...
The Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope network in N.M. was dedicated on 10 October, 1980. Conceived in the 60s and built in the 70s the VLA is ve...
Ejnar Hertzsprung, a Danish chemist and astronomer, born on 8
Ejnar Hertzsprung, a Danish chemist and astronomer, born on 8 October, 1873 (died 21 October 1967). He studied as a chemist, briefly worked as a chem...
Ejnar Hertzsprung, a Danish chemist and astronomer, born on 8 October, 1873 (died 21 October 1967). He studied as a chemist, briefly worked as a chem...
Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg, Soviet physicist and astrophysicist,
Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg, Soviet physicist and astrophysicist, born 4 October, 1916. His research ranged over the theory of superconductivity and t...
Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg, Soviet physicist and astrophysicist, born 4 October, 1916. His research ranged over the theory of superconductivity and t...
Robert Julius Trumpler, Swiss-American astronomer, born on 2
Robert Julius Trumpler, Swiss-American astronomer, born on 2 October, 1886 (died 10 September, 1956). He moved to the US in 1915 and worked at the Li...
Robert Julius Trumpler, Swiss-American astronomer, born on 2 October, 1886 (died 10 September, 1956). He moved to the US in 1915 and worked at the Li...
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