Astronomers
- D'Arrest, Heinrich Ludwig Heinrich Louis d'Arrest: A Stellar Hunter and Discoverer of Neptune Heinrich Louis d'Arrest (1822-…
- Darwin, George Howard George Howard Darwin: The Son of Evolution and a Tide of Theory George Howard Darwin (1845-1912),…
- Dawes, William Rutter William Rutter Dawes: The Clergyman Astronomer William Rutter Dawes, born in 1799 and passing away…
- Delambre, Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre: A Giant of Astronomy and History Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre (1749-1822) was a promine…
- De la Rue, Warren Warren de la Rue: A Pioneer of Astronomical Photography Warren de la Rue (1815-1889) was a Guernse…
- Delaunay, Charles Charles Delaunay: A Titan of Lunar Motion Charles Eugène Delaunay (1816-1872) stands as a towering…
- Democritus The Atomist Who Saw the Stars: Democritus and the Milky Way Democritus, a Greek philosopher who li…
- Descartes, René René Descartes: The Philosopher-Astronomer René Descartes, renowned for his contributions to philo…
- De Sitter, Willem Willem de Sitter: Charting the Unbounded Universe Willem de Sitter, a Dutch astronomer and cosmolo…
- Deslandres, Henri Alexander Henri Alexandre Deslandres: A Pioneer of Solar Spectroscopy Henri Alexandre Deslandres, born in Pa…
- De Vaucouleurs, Gérard Gérard de Vaucouleurs: A Pioneer of Planetary and Cosmological Research Gérard de Vaucouleurs (1…
- Dollond, John John Dollond: The Man Who Sharpened the Stars John Dollond (1706-1761), a skilled English optician…
- Donati, Giovanni Battista Giovanni Battista Donati: A Pioneer of Cometary Spectroscopy Giovanni Battista Donati (1826-1873) …
- Dreyer, John Louis Emil John Louis Emil Dreyer: The Man Behind the NGC John Louis Emil Dreyer (1852-1926) was a Danish ast…
- Dyson, Frank Watson Frank Watson Dyson: A Stellar Administrator and Eclipse Hunter Frank Watson Dyson (1868-1939) was …
