Astronomers
- 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…
- Maclear, Sir Thomas Sir Thomas Maclear: Charting the Southern Skies Sir Thomas Maclear (1794-1879) was an Irish astron…
- Madler, Johann Heinrich von Johann Heinrich von Mädler: Mapping the Moon and Misinterpreting the Galaxy Johann Heinrich von Mä…
- Maraldi, Giacomo Filippo Giacomo Filippo Maraldi: A Stellar Nephew Illuminates the Heavens Giacomo Filippo Maraldi (1665-17…
- Maskelyne, Nevil Nevil Maskelyne: Charting the Stars and the Seas Nevil Maskelyne (1732-1811) was a towering figure…
- Masursky, Harold Harold Masursky: A Pioneer of Planetary Geology Harold Masursky, born in 1923 and sadly passing in…
- McCrea, Sir William Sir William McCrea: A Mathematical Mind in the Realm of Stars Sir William McCrea (1904-1999) is a …
- McVittie, George George McVittie: A Pioneer of Relativistic Cosmology George McVittie (1904-1988), a British astron…
- Méchain, Pierre François Andre Pierre François André Méchain: A Comet Hunter and Cartographer of the Stars Pierre François André …
- Menzel, Donald H Donald H. Menzel: A Stellar Legacy Donald Howard Menzel (1901-1976) was a prominent American astro…
- Messier, Charles The Man Who Mapped the Night: Charles Messier and His Legacy Charles Messier, born in 1730, wasn't…
- Michell, John John Michell: The Man Who Saw Stars Dancing in Pairs John Michell, a clergyman with a passion for …
- Milne, Edward Arthur Edward Arthur Milne: A Stargazer with a Cosmic Vision Edward Arthur Milne, born in 1896 and a gian…
- Minkowski, Rudolf Rudolf Minkowski: From Stellar Explosions to the Dawn of Radio Astronomy Rudolf Minkowski (1895-19…
- Mitchell, Maria Maria Mitchell: America's First Woman Astronomer Maria Mitchell (1818-1888) is considered the firs…
