Russell, Henry Norris (1877-1957), a United States astronomer. About 1913 he and Ejnar Hertzsprung independently noted certain relationships between stars that resulted in the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, a method of classifying stars.
Is this famous primatologist atheist, agnostic or theistic? Find out as we bravely explore whether science and religion must always collide. See more »
Bond, the family name of two United States astronomers, father and son. They were pioneers in the use of photography in astronomy. See more »
Draper, the name of two United States scientists, father and son. See more »
Galilei, Galileo, generally called Galileo (1564-1642), an Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician. See more »
Herschel, the family name of three British astronomers. See more »
Kepler, Johannes (1571-1630), a German astronomer. Kepler's three laws of the motions of planets are basic to the understanding of the solar system. See more »
Laplace, Pierre Simon de, Marquis de Laplace (1749-1827), a French astronomer and mathematician. See more »
Leavitt, Henrietta Swan (1868-1921) was an American astronomer whose work revolutionized human understanding of the relative brightness and variability of stars. See more »
Pickering, the name of two brothers who were astronomers. They were born in Boston, Massachusetts. See more »
Struve, the family name of three noted astronomers. See more »
