Astronomer

Astronomer

An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, moons, comets and galaxies – in either observational or theoretical astronomy.

People with Astronomer profession (First 49 people) - Page 0

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Astrophysicist

Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton

English mathematician

Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei

Astronomer

Ferdinand Verbiest

Ferdinand Verbiest

Missionary

Antony Hewish

Antony Hewish

British astronomer

Fred Hoyle

Fred Hoyle

Astronomer

Martin Ryle

Martin Ryle

Astronomer

Henrietta Swan Leavitt

Henrietta Swan Leavitt

American astronomer

Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus

Polymath

Hugh Ross

Hugh Ross

Canadian astrophysicist

Alastair Reynolds

Alastair Reynolds

Science-fiction writer

Andreja Gomboc

Andreja Gomboc


Lawrence Krauss

Lawrence Krauss

American theoretical physicist

Roger Penrose

Roger Penrose

British mathematician

Einhard

Einhard

Scholar

Thomas Harriot

Thomas Harriot

English astronomer

Antonie Pannekoek

Antonie Pannekoek

Dutch astronomer

Harold Urey

Harold Urey

American chemist

Johann Adam Schall von Bell

Johann Adam Schall von Bell

German astronomer

Caroline Herschel

Caroline Herschel

German astronomer

William Herschel

William Herschel

British-German astronomer

Charles Messier

Charles Messier

French astronomer

John Louis Emil Dreyer

John Louis Emil Dreyer

Danish-Irish astronomer

Alexander Stewart Herschel

Alexander Stewart Herschel

British astronomer

Christiaan Huygens

Christiaan Huygens

Dutch mathematician

Joseph von Fraunhofer

Joseph von Fraunhofer

German physicist

Benjamin Banneker

Benjamin Banneker

American naturalist

William Gilbert

William Gilbert

Physician

Vincenzo Viviani

Vincenzo Viviani

Italian mathematician

Bonaventura Cavalieri

Bonaventura Cavalieri

Italian mathematician

Ignazio Danti

Ignazio Danti

Italian priest

Thales of Miletus

Thales of Miletus

Philosopher

Anaximander

Anaximander

Philosopher

Patrick Moore

Patrick Moore

Canadian consultant

Francisco José de Caldas

Francisco José de Caldas

Colombian lawyer

John Napier

John Napier

Scottish mathematician

Thomas Gold

Thomas Gold

German DJ

Arthur Eddington

Arthur Eddington

Astronomer

Harold Jeffreys

Harold Jeffreys

British geophysicist

William Rowan Hamilton

William Rowan Hamilton

Irish mathematician

Adam Frank

Adam Frank

American physicist

Max Tegmark

Max Tegmark

Swedish-American physicist

John Archibald Wheeler

John Archibald Wheeler

American physicist

Svante Arrhenius

Svante Arrhenius

Swedish scientist

John S. Lewis

John S. Lewis

Planetary scientist

Chandra Wickramasinghe

Chandra Wickramasinghe

British mathematician

Edwin Hubble

Edwin Hubble

American astronomer

Mary Somerville

Mary Somerville

Scottish scientist

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