Astronomers
- Lacaille, Nicolas Louis de Nicolas Louis de Lacaille: Charting the Southern Sky Nicolas Louis de Lacaille (1713-1762), a Fren…
- Lagrange, Joseph Louis de The Celestial Architect: Joseph Louis Lagrange and his Contributions to Astronomy Joseph Louis Lag…
- Laplace, Pierre Simon Pierre-Simon Laplace: The Architect of the Nebular Hypothesis Pierre-Simon Laplace, born in 1749, …
- Lassell, William William Lassell: A Pioneer in Planetary Exploration William Lassell (1799-1880) was a prominent En…
- Leavitt, Henrietta Swan Henrietta Swan Leavitt: The Woman Who Measured the Universe Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868-1921) was…
- Lemâitre, Georges Georges Lemaître: The Priest Who Shaped Our Understanding of the Universe Georges Lemaître, born i…
- Le Monnier, Pierre Charles Le Monnier, Pierre Charles: A Stargazer Lost in Quarrels Pierre Charles Le Monnier (1715-1799) was…
- Le Verrier, Urbain Jean Joseph Urbain Le Verrier: The Man Who Found Neptune, But Fought with the Stars Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verr…
- Levin, Boris Yuljevich Boris Levin: A Pioneer in Understanding the Solar System Boris Yuljevich Levin (1912-1989), a prom…
- Lexell, Anders John Anders Johan Lexell: A Pioneer of the Stars Anders Johan Lexell (1740-1784) was a Finnish astronom…
- Lindsay, Eric Mervyn Eric Mervyn Lindsay: A Stellar Legacy in Irish Astronomy Eric Mervyn Lindsay (1907-1974) stands ta…
- Lockyer, Sir Joseph Norman Sir Norman Lockyer: A Pioneer of Solar Spectroscopy Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer (1836-1920) was a pr…
- Lohrmann, Wilhelm Gotthelf Wilhelm Gotthelf Lohrmann: The Incomplete Visionary of Lunar Cartography Wilhelm Gotthelf Lohrmann…
- Lomonosov, Mikhail Mikhail Lomonosov: A Giant of Russian Science and Literature Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (1711-1…
- Lowell, Percival Percival Lowell: Pioneer Astronomer and the Enigma of Martian Canals Percival Lowell (1855-1916) r…
- Lyot, Bernard Bernard Lyot: A Legacy in the Sun's Shadow Bernard Lyot (1897-1953) was a giant in the field of as…
