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Shapley, Harlow
Shapley, Harlow (1885-1972), a United States astronomer. His studies of stars in globular clusters and of Cepheid variable stars led to a new understanding of the structure of the universe.
ASTRONOMERS
Astronomers have contributed greatly to our understanding of physics and motion. In this section you can learn all about famous astronomers and what each of them has contributed to our understanding of space.
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Bond (family)Bond, the family name of two United States astronomers, father and son. They were pioneers in the use of photography in astronomy. See more »
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Draper
Draper, the name of two United States scientists, father and son. See more »
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Galilei, Galileo
Galilei, Galileo, generally called Galileo (1564-1642), an Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician. See more »
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Herschel (family)
Herschel, the family name of three British astronomers. See more »
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Kepler, Johannes
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 »
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Laplace, Pierre Simon de
Laplace, Pierre Simon de, Marquis de Laplace (1749-1827), a French astronomer and mathematician. See more »
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Leavitt, Henrietta Swan
Leavitt, Henrietta Swan (1868-1921) was an American astronomer whose work revolutionized human understanding of the relative brightness and variability of stars. See more »
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Pickering (family)
Pickering, the name of two brothers who were astronomers. They were born in Boston, Massachusetts. See more »
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Struve (family)
Struve, the family name of three noted astronomers. See more »
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Abbot, Charles Greeley
Abbot, Charles Greeley (1872-1973), a United States astrophysicist and authority on solar radiation. See more »
