Name | Date | Nationality | Profession | Quotes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Battani | 858 – 929 | Turkish | 2 | |
Anders Celsius | 1701 – 1744 | Swedish | 11 | |
Antony Hewish | 1924 - | British | 8 | |
Aristarchus of Samos | c. 310 – c. 230 BC | Greek | 6 | |
Arthur Eddington | 1882 – 1944 | British | 17 | |
Clyde Tombaugh | 1906 – 1997 | American | 20 | |
Edmond Halley | 1656 – 1742 | British | 10 | |
Edwin Hubble | 1889 – 1953 | American | 13 | |
Frank Drake | 1930 - | American | 27 | |
Fred Hoyle | 1915 – 2001 | British | 27 | |
Galileo Galilei | 1564 – 1642 | Italian | 24 | |
Georges Lemaître | 1894 – 1966 | Belgian | 18 | |
Henrietta Swan Leavitt | 1868 – 1921 | American | 15 | |
Hipparchus | c. 190 – c. 120 bc | Greek | 3 |