Astronomers
- Jeans, Sir James Hopwood Jeans, Sir James Hopwood: A Pioneer in Stellar Constitution Sir James Hopwood Jeans (1877--1946) w…
- Jeffreys, Sir Harold Beyond the Earth: Sir Harold Jeffreys, the Geophysicist who Shaped Our Understanding of the Solar S…
- Jones, Sir Harold Spencer Sir Harold Spencer Jones: A Stellar Legacy Sir Harold Spencer Jones (1890-1960) was a leading Engl…
- Kant, Immanuel From Kant to Kapteyn: A Journey Through the Cosmos The study of the cosmos has been a constant s…
- Kepler, Johannes Johannes Kepler: The Architect of Planetary Motion Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), a German astrono…
- Kirch, Gottfried Gottfried Kirch: A Pioneer in Observing the Heavens Gottfried Kirch (1639-1710) was a German astro…
- Kirchhoff, Gustav Robert The Man Who Brought Light to the Sun: Gustav Robert Kirchhoff and the Unveiling of its Secrets Gus…
- Kirkwood, Daniel The Gaps in the Asteroid Belt: Daniel Kirkwood and the Dance of Gravity The vast expanse between …
- Kuiper, Gerard P Gerard Kuiper: A Pioneer of Planetary Exploration Gerard Peter Kuiper (1905-1973) was a Dutch-Amer…
- Kulik, Leonid Leonid Kulik: The Man Who Pursued the Tunguska Mystery Leonid Alexandrovich Kulik, born in 1883 an…
- 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…
