It was first used by 18th century astronomers investigating planet rotation around the Sun.
Nineteenth century astronomers had to climb on the shoulders of scientific giants to see it.
Sandage was one of the most influential astronomers of the 20th century.
Samuel Kansi was a French astronomer of the 14th century.
It is named after the 1st century Greek astronomer Agrippa.
Thomas Wright, (1711-1786) a famous 18th century astronomer, architect and mathematician was born and died here.
The rock was named for Claude Mathieu, a French astronomer of the 19th century.
With the Venus Transits, astronomers of the eighteenth century illustrated unity in the scientific community.
In this book, she revealed that Taqi al Din was one of the most important astronomers of the 16th century.
The 17th century astronomer describes Saturn's rings.