Astronomers
- 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 …
- Eddington, Sir Arthur Stanley Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington: A Stellar Luminary Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882-1945) was a to…
- Einstein, Albert A Legacy in the Stars: Albert Einstein, the Revolutionary Astronomer Albert Einstein, the na…
- Elger, Thomas Gwyn Thomas Gwyn Elger: A Stellar Contribution to Lunar Cartography Thomas Gwyn Elger (1838-1897) was a…
- Empedocles of Agrigentum Empedocles of Agrigentum: A Visionary of Light and Fire Empedocles of Agrigentum, a pre-Socratic p…
- Encke, Johann Franz Johann Franz Encke: The Man Who Tracked a Comet and Mapped the Stars Johann Franz Encke (1791-1865…
- Eratosthenes Eratosthenes: The Man Who Measured the Earth Eratosthenes of Cyrene, a Greek polymath living from …
- Eudoxus Eudoxus: The Father of Scientific Astronomy Eudoxus of Cnidus, a Greek astronomer who lived from…
- Euler, Leonhard Euler, the Blind Genius: A Mathematical Titan Who Shaped Astronomy Leonhard Euler, born in Basel, …
