SettingsRecipients of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Albert Abraham Michelson
Albert Abraham Michelson (December 19, 1852 – May 9, 1931) was an American physicist known for his work on the measurement of the speed of light and especially for the Michelson-Morley experiment.
Albert Abraham Michelson (December 19, 1852 – May 9, 1931) was an American physicist known for his work on the measurement of the speed of light and especially for the Michelson-Morley experiment.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Albert Einstein (; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Albrecht Unsöld
Albrecht Otto Johannes Unsöld (20 April 1905 – 23 September 1995) was a German astrophysicist known for his contributions to spectroscopic analysis of stellar atmospheres.
Albrecht Otto Johannes Unsöld (20 April 1905 – 23 September 1995) was a German astrophysicist known for his contributions to spectroscopic analysis of stellar atmospheres.
Alexander Dalgarno
Alexander Dalgarno FRS (born January 5, 1928) is a British physicist who is Phillips Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University.
Alexander Dalgarno FRS (born January 5, 1928) is a British physicist who is Phillips Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University.
Andrew Ainslie Common
Andrew Ainslie Common FRS (1841 – 1903) was an English amateur astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astrophotography.
Andrew Ainslie Common FRS (1841 – 1903) was an English amateur astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astrophotography.
André-Louis Danjon
André-Louis Danjon was a French astronomer born in Caen.
André-Louis Danjon was a French astronomer born in Caen.
Annibale de Gasparis
Annibale de Gasparis (November 9, 1819–March 21, 1892; ) was an Italian astronomer.
Annibale de Gasparis (November 9, 1819–March 21, 1892; ) was an Italian astronomer.
Arthur Eddington
Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, OM, FRS was a British astrophysicist of the early 20th century.
Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, OM, FRS was a British astrophysicist of the early 20th century.
Arthur Robert Hinks
Arthur Robert Hinks, CBE, FRS (26 May 1873 – 14 April 1945) was a British astronomer and geographer.
Arthur Robert Hinks, CBE, FRS (26 May 1873 – 14 April 1945) was a British astronomer and geographer.
Asaph Hall
Asaph Hall III was an American astronomer who is most famous for having discovered the moons of Mars in 1877.
Asaph Hall III was an American astronomer who is most famous for having discovered the moons of Mars in 1877.
Axel Möller
Didrik Magnus Axel Möller (February 16, 1830 – October 25, 1896) was a Swedish astronomer.
Didrik Magnus Axel Möller (February 16, 1830 – October 25, 1896) was a Swedish astronomer.
Bengt Edlén
Bengt Edlén (November 2, 1906 – February 10, 1993) was a Swedish professor of physics and astronomer who specialized in spectroscopy.
Bengt Edlén (November 2, 1906 – February 10, 1993) was a Swedish professor of physics and astronomer who specialized in spectroscopy.
Bengt Strömgren
Bengt Georg Daniel Strömgren (21 January 1908 – 4 July 1987) was a Danish astronomer and astrophysicist.
Bengt Georg Daniel Strömgren (21 January 1908 – 4 July 1987) was a Danish astronomer and astrophysicist.
Benjamin Apthorp Gould
Benjamin Apthorp Gould (September 27, 1824 – November 26, 1896) was a pioneering American astronomer.
Benjamin Apthorp Gould (September 27, 1824 – November 26, 1896) was a pioneering American astronomer.
Bernard Lovell
Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell OBE, FRS is an English physicist and radio astronomer.
Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell OBE, FRS is an English physicist and radio astronomer.
Bernard Pagel
Bernard Ephraim Julius Pagel FRS (January 4, 1930 – July 14, 2007) was a British astrophysicist best known for his work on the measurement and interpretation of elemental abundances in st...
Bernard Ephraim Julius Pagel FRS (January 4, 1930 – July 14, 2007) was a British astrophysicist best known for his work on the measurement and interpretation of elemental abundances in st...
Bertil Lindblad
Bertil Lindblad (Örebro, 26 November 1895 – Saltsjöbaden (outside Stockholm, 25 June 1965) was a Swedish astronomer.
Bertil Lindblad (Örebro, 26 November 1895 – Saltsjöbaden (outside Stockholm, 25 June 1965) was a Swedish astronomer.
Bohdan Paczyński
Bohdan Paczyński or Bohdan Paczynski (8 February 1940 - 19 April 2007) was a Polish astronomer, a leading scientist in theory of the evolution of stars, accretion discs and gamma ray bursts.
Bohdan Paczyński or Bohdan Paczynski (8 February 1940 - 19 April 2007) was a Polish astronomer, a leading scientist in theory of the evolution of stars, accretion discs and gamma ray bursts.
Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker
Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker (28 May 1788 – 21 December 1862) was a German astronomer.
Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker (28 May 1788 – 21 December 1862) was a German astronomer.
Carole Jordan
Professor Dame Carole Jordan, DBE, FRS, FInstP, was the first ever female president of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Professor Dame Carole Jordan, DBE, FRS, FInstP, was the first ever female president of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Caroline Herschel
Caroline Lucretia Herschel was a German-British astronomer and the sister of astronomer Sir William Herschel with whom she worked throughout both of their careers.
Caroline Lucretia Herschel was a German-British astronomer and the sister of astronomer Sir William Herschel with whom she worked throughout both of their careers.
Chaim L. Pekeris
Chaim Leib Pekeris (June 15, 1908 – February 24, 1993) was an Israeli-American physicist and mathematician.
Chaim Leib Pekeris (June 15, 1908 – February 24, 1993) was an Israeli-American physicist and mathematician.
Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage, FRS was an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer.
Charles Babbage, FRS was an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer.
Charles Pritchard
Charles Pritchard was a British astronomer.
Charles Pritchard was a British astronomer.
Dan McKenzie (geophysicist)
Dan Peter McKenzie, CH, FRS (b.
Dan Peter McKenzie, CH, FRS (b.
David Bates (physicist)
Sir David Robert Bates, FRS (18 November 1916 – 5 January 1994) was an Irish mathematician and physicist.
Sir David Robert Bates, FRS (18 November 1916 – 5 January 1994) was an Irish mathematician and physicist.
David Gill (astronomer)
Sir David Gill FRS (12 June 1843 – 24 January 1914) was a Scottish astronomer who is known for measuring astronomical distances, for astrophotography, and for geodesy.
Sir David Gill FRS (12 June 1843 – 24 January 1914) was a Scottish astronomer who is known for measuring astronomical distances, for astrophotography, and for geodesy.
Dirk Brouwer
Dirk Brouwer (September 1, 1902, Rotterdam – January 31, 1966, New Haven) was a Dutch-American astronomer.
Dirk Brouwer (September 1, 1902, Rotterdam – January 31, 1966, New Haven) was a Dutch-American astronomer.
Don L. Anderson
Don L. Anderson (* 5 March 1933, in Frederick, Maryland, USA) is a US geophysicist who has made important contributions to the determination of the large-scale structure of the Earth's interior,...
Don L. Anderson (* 5 March 1933, in Frederick, Maryland, USA) is a US geophysicist who has made important contributions to the determination of the large-scale structure of the Earth's interior,...
Donald Edward Osterbrock
Donald Edward Osterbrock was an American astronomer, best known for his work on star formation and on the history of astronomy.
Donald Edward Osterbrock was an American astronomer, best known for his work on star formation and on the history of astronomy.
Donald Lynden-Bell
Donald Lynden-Bell CBE FRS (born April 5, 1935 in Dover, Kent) is an English astrophysicist, best known for his theories that galaxies contain massive black holes at their centre, and that such ...
Donald Lynden-Bell CBE FRS (born April 5, 1935 in Dover, Kent) is an English astrophysicist, best known for his theories that galaxies contain massive black holes at their centre, and that such ...
Edward Arthur Milne
Edward Arthur Milne FRS (14 February 1896 – 21 September 1950) was a British astrophysicist and mathematician.
Edward Arthur Milne FRS (14 February 1896 – 21 September 1950) was a British astrophysicist and mathematician.
Edward Bullard
Sir Edward "Teddy" Crisp Bullard FRS was a geophysicist born into a wealthy brewing family in Norwich, England.
Sir Edward "Teddy" Crisp Bullard FRS was a geophysicist born into a wealthy brewing family in Norwich, England.
Edward Charles Pickering
Edward Charles Pickering (July 19, 1846–February 3, 1919) was an American astronomer and physicist, brother of William Henry Pickering.
Edward Charles Pickering (July 19, 1846–February 3, 1919) was an American astronomer and physicist, brother of William Henry Pickering.
Edward James Stone
Edward James Stone (February 28, 1831–May 6, 1897) was an English astronomer.
Edward James Stone (February 28, 1831–May 6, 1897) was an English astronomer.
Edwin Ernest Salpeter
Edwin Ernest Salpeter (3 December 1924, Vienna – 26 November 2008, Ithaca, New York) was an Austrian-Australian-American astrophysicist.
Edwin Ernest Salpeter (3 December 1924, Vienna – 26 November 2008, Ithaca, New York) was an Austrian-Australian-American astrophysicist.
Ejnar Hertzsprung
Ejnar Hertzsprung was a Danish chemist and astronomer.
Ejnar Hertzsprung was a Danish chemist and astronomer.
Ercole Dembowski
Ercole (Hercules) Dembowski (January 12, 1812 – January 19, 1881) was an Italian astronomer.
Ercole (Hercules) Dembowski (January 12, 1812 – January 19, 1881) was an Italian astronomer.
Ernest William Brown
Ernest William Brown FRS was a British mathematician and astronomer, who spent the majority of his career working in the United States.
Ernest William Brown FRS was a British mathematician and astronomer, who spent the majority of his career working in the United States.
Ernst Öpik
Ernst Julius Öpik (23 October 1893 – 10 September 1985) was a noted Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist who spent the second half of his career (1948–1981) at the Armagh Observatory in Northe...
Ernst Julius Öpik (23 October 1893 – 10 September 1985) was a noted Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist who spent the second half of his career (1948–1981) at the Armagh Observatory in Northe...
Eugene Parker
Eugene N. Parker (born June 10, 1927) is an American solar astrophysicist who received his B.S. degree in physics from Michigan State University in 1948 and Ph.D. from Caltech in 1951.
Eugene N. Parker (born June 10, 1927) is an American solar astrophysicist who received his B.S. degree in physics from Michigan State University in 1948 and Ph.D. from Caltech in 1951.
Francis Baily
Francis Baily (28 April 1774 – 30 August 1844) was an English astronomer, most famous for his observations of 'Baily's beads' during an eclipse of the Sun.
Francis Baily (28 April 1774 – 30 August 1844) was an English astronomer, most famous for his observations of 'Baily's beads' during an eclipse of the Sun.
Francis Birch (geophysicist)
Albert Francis Birch was an American geophysicist best known for his experimental work on the properties of Earth-forming minerals at high pressure and temperature, in 1952 he published a well-k...
Albert Francis Birch was an American geophysicist best known for his experimental work on the properties of Earth-forming minerals at high pressure and temperature, in 1952 he published a well-k...
Frank McClean
Frank McClean, FRS (1837 - 1904) was a British astronomer and pioneer of objective prism spectrography.
Frank McClean, FRS (1837 - 1904) was a British astronomer and pioneer of objective prism spectrography.
Frank Schlesinger
Frank Schlesinger (May 11, 1871 New York City – July 10, 1943 Old Lyme, Connecticut) was an American astronomer.
Frank Schlesinger (May 11, 1871 New York City – July 10, 1943 Old Lyme, Connecticut) was an American astronomer.
Frank Watson Dyson
Sir Frank Watson Dyson, KBE, FRS was an English astronomer and Astronomer Royal who is remembered today largely for introducing time signals from Greenwich, England, and for the role he played i...
Sir Frank Watson Dyson, KBE, FRS was an English astronomer and Astronomer Royal who is remembered today largely for introducing time signals from Greenwich, England, and for the role he played i...
Fred Hoyle
Sir Fred Hoyle FRS was an English astronomer and mathematician noted primarily for his contribution to the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and his often controversial stance on other cosmologi...
Sir Fred Hoyle FRS was an English astronomer and mathematician noted primarily for his contribution to the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and his often controversial stance on other cosmologi...
Fred Lawrence Whipple
Fred Lawrence Whipple was an American astronomer, who worked at the Harvard College Observatory for over 70 years.
Fred Lawrence Whipple was an American astronomer, who worked at the Harvard College Observatory for over 70 years.
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve was a Baltic German astronomer from a famous dynasty.
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve was a Baltic German astronomer from a famous dynasty.
Geoffrey Burbidge
Geoffrey Ronald Burbidge FRS (24 September 1925 – 26 January 2010) was an English astronomy professor, most recently at the University of California, San Diego.
Geoffrey Ronald Burbidge FRS (24 September 1925 – 26 January 2010) was an English astronomy professor, most recently at the University of California, San Diego.
George Biddell Airy
Sir George Biddell Airy PRS KCB was an English mathematician and astronomer, Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881.
Sir George Biddell Airy PRS KCB was an English mathematician and astronomer, Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881.
George Ellery Hale
George Ellery Hale (June 29, 1868 – February 21, 1938) was an American solar astronomer.
George Ellery Hale (June 29, 1868 – February 21, 1938) was an American solar astronomer.
George Phillips Bond
George Phillips Bond (May 20, 1825 February 17, 1865) was an American astronomer.
George Phillips Bond (May 20, 1825 February 17, 1865) was an American astronomer.
George William Hill
George William Hill (March 3, 1838 – April 16, 1914), was an American astronomer and mathematician.
George William Hill (March 3, 1838 – April 16, 1914), was an American astronomer and mathematician.
Gerald J. Wasserburg
Gerald J. Wasserburg (born March 25, 1927, in New Brunswick, New Jersey) is an American geologist.
Gerald J. Wasserburg (born March 25, 1927, in New Brunswick, New Jersey) is an American geologist.
Gerald Maurice Clemence
Gerald Maurice Clemence (16 August 1908 — 22 November 1974) was an American astronomer.
Gerald Maurice Clemence (16 August 1908 — 22 November 1974) was an American astronomer.
Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana
Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana was an Italian astronomer and mathematician.
Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana was an Italian astronomer and mathematician.
Giovanni Schiaparelli
Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli was an Italian astronomer and science historian.
Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli was an Italian astronomer and science historian.
Grenville Turner
Grenville Turner (born 1 November 1936, Todmorden) is a research professor at the University of Manchester.
Grenville Turner (born 1 November 1936, Todmorden) is a research professor at the University of Manchester.
Hal Thirlaway
Henry 'Hal' Ivison Shipley Thirlaway (9 August 1917 – 30 November 2009) was a British seismologist.
Henry 'Hal' Ivison Shipley Thirlaway (9 August 1917 – 30 November 2009) was a British seismologist.
Hannes Alfvén
Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén was a Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on magnetohydrodynamics.
Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén was a Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on magnetohydrodynamics.
Harlow Shapley
Harlow Shapley (November 2, 1885 – October 20, 1972) was an American astronomer.
Harlow Shapley (November 2, 1885 – October 20, 1972) was an American astronomer.
Harold Jeffreys
Sir Harold Jeffreys, FRS (22 April 1891 – 18 March 1989) was a mathematician, statistician, geophysicist, and astronomer.
Sir Harold Jeffreys, FRS (22 April 1891 – 18 March 1989) was a mathematician, statistician, geophysicist, and astronomer.
Harold Spencer Jones
Sir Harold Spencer Jones KBE FRS (29 March 1890 Kensington, London – 3 November 1960) was an English astronomer.
Sir Harold Spencer Jones KBE FRS (29 March 1890 Kensington, London – 3 November 1960) was an English astronomer.
Harold Urey
Harold Clayton Urey was an American physical chemist whose pioneering work on isotopes earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934.
Harold Clayton Urey was an American physical chemist whose pioneering work on isotopes earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934.
Harrie Massey
Sir Harrie Stewart Wilson Massey FRS was an influential Australian mathematical physicist.
Sir Harrie Stewart Wilson Massey FRS was an influential Australian mathematical physicist.
Harry Hemley Plaskett
Harry Hemley Plaskett (July 5, 1893 - January 26, 1980) was a Canadian astronomer who made significant contributions to the fields of solar physics, astronomical spectroscopy and spectrophotometry.
Harry Hemley Plaskett (July 5, 1893 - January 26, 1980) was a Canadian astronomer who made significant contributions to the fields of solar physics, astronomical spectroscopy and spectrophotometry.
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest (July 13, 1822 – June 14, 1875; ) was a German astronomer, born in Berlin.
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest (July 13, 1822 – June 14, 1875; ) was a German astronomer, born in Berlin.
Heinrich Schwabe
Samuel Heinrich Schwabe (October 25, 1789 – April 11, 1875) a German astronomer remembered for his work on sunspots.
Samuel Heinrich Schwabe (October 25, 1789 – April 11, 1875) a German astronomer remembered for his work on sunspots.
Henri Poincaré
Jules Henri Poincaré was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and a philosopher of science.
Jules Henri Poincaré was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and a philosopher of science.
Henri-Alexandre Deslandres
Henri Alexandre Deslandres FRS was a French astronomer, director of the Meudon and Paris Observatories.
Henri Alexandre Deslandres FRS was a French astronomer, director of the Meudon and Paris Observatories.
Henry Norris Russell
Henry Norris Russell (October 25, 1877 – February 18, 1957) was an American astronomer who, along with Ejnar Hertzsprung, developed the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram (1910).
Henry Norris Russell (October 25, 1877 – February 18, 1957) was an American astronomer who, along with Ejnar Hertzsprung, developed the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram (1910).
Herman Zanstra
Herman Zanstra (November 3, 1894, Schoterland – October 2, 1972, Haarlem) was a Dutch astronomer.
Herman Zanstra (November 3, 1894, Schoterland – October 2, 1972, Haarlem) was a Dutch astronomer.
Hermann Bondi
Sir Hermann Bondi, KCB, FRS (1 November 1919 – 10 September 2005) was an Anglo-Austrian mathematician and cosmologist.
Sir Hermann Bondi, KCB, FRS (1 November 1919 – 10 September 2005) was an Anglo-Austrian mathematician and cosmologist.
Hermann Goldschmidt
Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt (June 17, 1802 – April 26, 1866) was a German-French astronomer and painter who spent much of his life in France.
Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt (June 17, 1802 – April 26, 1866) was a German-French astronomer and painter who spent much of his life in France.
Hermann Struve
Karl Hermann Struve (October 3, 1854 – August 12, 1920) was a Russian astronomer.
Karl Hermann Struve (October 3, 1854 – August 12, 1920) was a Russian astronomer.
Hisashi Kimura
Hisashi Kimura was a Japanese astronomer originally from Kanazawa, Ishikawa.
Hisashi Kimura was a Japanese astronomer originally from Kanazawa, Ishikawa.
Horace W. Babcock
Horace Welcome Babcock (September 13, 1912 – August 29, 2003) was an American astronomer.
Horace Welcome Babcock (September 13, 1912 – August 29, 2003) was an American astronomer.
Ira Sprague Bowen
Ira Sprague Bowen (December 21, 1898 – February 6, 1973) was an American astronomer.
Ira Sprague Bowen (December 21, 1898 – February 6, 1973) was an American astronomer.
Isaac Roberts
Isaac Roberts (27 January 1829 - 17 July 1904) was a Welsh engineer and business man best known for his work as an amateur astronomer, pioneering the field of astrophotography of nebulae.
Isaac Roberts (27 January 1829 - 17 July 1904) was a Welsh engineer and business man best known for his work as an amateur astronomer, pioneering the field of astrophotography of nebulae.
J. A. Ratcliffe
John Ashworth Ratcliffe, FRS (12 December 1902 – 25 October 1987), "JAR or Jack", was an influential British radio physicist.
John Ashworth Ratcliffe, FRS (12 December 1902 – 25 October 1987), "JAR or Jack", was an influential British radio physicist.
Jacobus Kapteyn
Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn, was a Dutch astronomer, best known for his extensive studies of the Milky Way and as the first discoverer of evidence for galactic rotation.
Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn, was a Dutch astronomer, best known for his extensive studies of the Milky Way and as the first discoverer of evidence for galactic rotation.
James Dunlop
James Dunlop (31 October 1793 – 22 September 1848) was an astronomer's assistant who was hired by Sir Thomas Brisbane to work at his private observatory, once located at Paramatta (now named Par...
James Dunlop (31 October 1793 – 22 September 1848) was an astronomer's assistant who was hired by Sir Thomas Brisbane to work at his private observatory, once located at Paramatta (now named Par...
James E. Gunn
James Edward Gunn (born 1938) is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy at Princeton University.
James Edward Gunn (born 1938) is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy at Princeton University.
James Hopwood Jeans
Sir James Hopwood Jeans OM FRS MA DSc ScD LLD was an English physicist, astronomer and mathematician.
Sir James Hopwood Jeans OM FRS MA DSc ScD LLD was an English physicist, astronomer and mathematician.
James South
Sir James South (October 1785 – 19 October 1867) was a British astronomer.
Sir James South (October 1785 – 19 October 1867) was a British astronomer.
James Van Allen
James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914August 9, 2006) was an American space scientist at the University of Iowa.
James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914August 9, 2006) was an American space scientist at the University of Iowa.
Jeremiah P. Ostriker
Jeremiah (Jerry) Paul Ostriker (born 1937) is an astrophysicist at Princeton University.
Jeremiah (Jerry) Paul Ostriker (born 1937) is an astrophysicist at Princeton University.
Jesse L. Greenstein
Jesse Leonard Greenstein (October 15, 1909 – October 21, 2002) was an American astronomer.
Jesse Leonard Greenstein (October 15, 1909 – October 21, 2002) was an American astronomer.
Jim Peebles
Phillip James Edwin Peebles is a Canadian-American physicist and theoretical cosmologist who is currently the Albert Einstein Professor Emeritus of Science at Princeton University.
Phillip James Edwin Peebles is a Canadian-American physicist and theoretical cosmologist who is currently the Albert Einstein Professor Emeritus of Science at Princeton University.
Joel Stebbins
Joel Stebbins (July 30, 1878 – March 16, 1966) was an American astronomer who pioneered photoelectric photometry in astronomy.
Joel Stebbins (July 30, 1878 – March 16, 1966) was an American astronomer who pioneered photoelectric photometry in astronomy.
John Evershed
John Evershed (26 February 1864 – 17 November 1956) was an English astronomer.
John Evershed (26 February 1864 – 17 November 1956) was an English astronomer.
John Gatenby Bolton
John Gatenby Bolton FRS was a British-Australian astronomer from Sheffield, England.
John Gatenby Bolton FRS was a British-Australian astronomer from Sheffield, England.
John Herschel
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH, FRS, was an English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and experimental photographer/inventor, who in some years also did valuable botanical...
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH, FRS, was an English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and experimental photographer/inventor, who in some years also did valuable botanical...
John Jackson (astronomer)
John Jackson (11 February 1887 – 9 December 1958) was a Scottish astronomer.
John Jackson (11 February 1887 – 9 December 1958) was a Scottish astronomer.
John Louis Emil Dreyer
John Louis Emil Dreyer (February 13, 1852 – September 14, 1926) was a Danish-Irish astronomer.
John Louis Emil Dreyer (February 13, 1852 – September 14, 1926) was a Danish-Irish astronomer.
John N. Bahcall
John Norris Bahcall (December 30, 1934 – August 17, 2005) was an American astrophysicist, best known for his contributions to the solar neutrino problem, the development of the Hubble Spac...
John Norris Bahcall (December 30, 1934 – August 17, 2005) was an American astrophysicist, best known for his contributions to the solar neutrino problem, the development of the Hubble Spac...
John Russell Hind
John Russell Hind FRS (May 12, 1823 – December 23, 1895) was an English astronomer.
John Russell Hind FRS (May 12, 1823 – December 23, 1895) was an English astronomer.
John Stanley Plaskett
John Stanley Plaskett FRS (November 17, 1865 – October 17, 1941) was a Canadian astronomer.
John Stanley Plaskett FRS (November 17, 1865 – October 17, 1941) was a Canadian astronomer.
John T. Houghton
Sir John Theodore Houghton CBE FLSW FRS (born 1931) is a Welsh scientist who was the co-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) scientific asses...
Sir John Theodore Houghton CBE FLSW FRS (born 1931) is a Welsh scientist who was the co-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) scientific asses...
John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley
John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley FRS FRAS (5 August 1798 – 27 October 1867) was an English astronomer.
John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley FRS FRAS (5 August 1798 – 27 October 1867) was an English astronomer.
Joseph Silk
Joseph Ivor Silk is the Savilian Chair of Astronomy at the University of Oxford.
Joseph Ivor Silk is the Savilian Chair of Astronomy at the University of Oxford.
Karl Friedrich Küstner
Karl Friedrich Küstner (born in Görlitz on August 22, 1856; died October 15, 1936) was a German astronomer who also made contributions to Geodesy.
Karl Friedrich Küstner (born in Görlitz on August 22, 1856; died October 15, 1936) was a German astronomer who also made contributions to Geodesy.
Keith Edward Bullen
Keith Edward Bullen FRS (1906–1976) was a New Zealand-born mathematician and geophysicist.
Keith Edward Bullen FRS (1906–1976) was a New Zealand-born mathematician and geophysicist.
Keith Runcorn
Stanley Keith Runcorn FRS was a British physicist whose paleomagnetic reconstruction of the relative motions of Europe and America revived the theory of continental drift and was a major contrib...
Stanley Keith Runcorn FRS was a British physicist whose paleomagnetic reconstruction of the relative motions of Europe and America revived the theory of continental drift and was a major contrib...
Ken Pounds
Kenneth Alwyne Pounds, CBE, FRS is Emeritus Professor of physics at the University of Leicester.
Kenneth Alwyne Pounds, CBE, FRS is Emeritus Professor of physics at the University of Leicester.
Leon Knopoff
Leon Knopoff (July 1, 1925 – January 20, 2011) was a geophysicist and musicologist.
Leon Knopoff (July 1, 1925 – January 20, 2011) was a geophysicist and musicologist.
Leon Mestel
Leon Mestel is a British astronomer and astrophysicist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Sussex.
Leon Mestel is a British astronomer and astrophysicist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Sussex.
Lewis Boss
Lewis Boss was an American astronomer.
Lewis Boss was an American astronomer.
Ludwig Biermann
Ludwig Franz Benedict Biermann (Born on March 13, 1907 in Hamm – January 12, 1986 in München) was a German astronomer.
Ludwig Franz Benedict Biermann (Born on March 13, 1907 in Hamm – January 12, 1986 in München) was a German astronomer.
Lyman Spitzer
Lyman Strong Spitzer, Jr. (June 26, 1914 – March 31, 1997) was an American theoretical physicist and astronomer best known for his research in star formation, plasma physics, and in 1946, for co...
Lyman Strong Spitzer, Jr. (June 26, 1914 – March 31, 1997) was an American theoretical physicist and astronomer best known for his research in star formation, plasma physics, and in 1946, for co...
M. J. Seaton
Michael J. Seaton FRS (16 January 1923 - 29 May 2007) was an influential British mathematician, atomic physicist and astronomer.
Michael J. Seaton FRS (16 January 1923 - 29 May 2007) was an influential British mathematician, atomic physicist and astronomer.
Maarten Schmidt
Maarten Schmidt (born December 28, 1929) is a Dutch astronomer who measured the distances of quasars.
Maarten Schmidt (born December 28, 1929) is a Dutch astronomer who measured the distances of quasars.
Manuel John Johnson
Manuel John Johnson, FRS (23 May 1805 – 28 February 1859) was a British astronomer.
Manuel John Johnson, FRS (23 May 1805 – 28 February 1859) was a British astronomer.
Marcel Minnaert
Marcel Gilles Jozef Minnaert (12 February 1893–26 October 1970) was a Belgian astronomer.
Marcel Gilles Jozef Minnaert (12 February 1893–26 October 1970) was a Belgian astronomer.
Margaret Burbidge
Eleanor Margaret Burbidge, née Peachey, FRS is a British-born American astrophysicist, noted for original research and holding many administrative posts, including director of the Royal Greenwi...
Eleanor Margaret Burbidge, née Peachey, FRS is a British-born American astrophysicist, noted for original research and holding many administrative posts, including director of the Royal Greenwi...
Marie-Charles Damoiseau
Baron Marie-Charles-Théodore de Damoiseau de Montfort (April 6, 1768 in Besançon.
Baron Marie-Charles-Théodore de Damoiseau de Montfort (April 6, 1768 in Besançon.
Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow
Martin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, OM, FRS is a British cosmologist and astrophysicist.
Martin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, OM, FRS is a British cosmologist and astrophysicist.
Martin Ryle
Sir Martin Ryle FRS was an English radio astronomer who developed revolutionary radio telescope systems and used them for accurate location and imaging of weak radio sources.
Sir Martin Ryle FRS was an English radio astronomer who developed revolutionary radio telescope systems and used them for accurate location and imaging of weak radio sources.
Martin Schwarzschild
Martin Schwarzschild was a German-born American astronomer.
Martin Schwarzschild was a German-born American astronomer.
Maurice Ewing
William Maurice "Doc" Ewing (May 12, 1906 – May 4, 1974) was an American geophysicist and oceanographer.
William Maurice "Doc" Ewing (May 12, 1906 – May 4, 1974) was an American geophysicist and oceanographer.
Maurice Loewy
Maurice (Moritz) Loewy (April 15, 1833 – October 15, 1907) was a French astronomer.
Maurice (Moritz) Loewy (April 15, 1833 – October 15, 1907) was a French astronomer.
Max Wolf
Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf (June 21, 1863 – October 3, 1932) was a German astronomer and a pioneer in the field of astrophotography.
Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf (June 21, 1863 – October 3, 1932) was a German astronomer and a pioneer in the field of astrophotography.
Nigel Weiss
Nigel Oscar Weiss FRS is an astronomer and mathematician, and leader in the field of astrophysical and geophysical fluid dynamics.
Nigel Oscar Weiss FRS is an astronomer and mathematician, and leader in the field of astrophysical and geophysical fluid dynamics.
Otto August Rosenberger
Otto August Rosenberger (August 10, 1800 – January 23, 1890) was a Baltic German astronomer from Tukums in Courland.
Otto August Rosenberger (August 10, 1800 – January 23, 1890) was a Baltic German astronomer from Tukums in Courland.
Otto Wilhelm von Struve
Otto Wilhelm von Struve was a Russian astronomer.
Otto Wilhelm von Struve was a Russian astronomer.
Peter Goldreich
Peter Goldreich is an American astrophysicist whose research focuses on celestial mechanics, planetary rings, helioseismology and neutron stars.
Peter Goldreich is an American astrophysicist whose research focuses on celestial mechanics, planetary rings, helioseismology and neutron stars.
Philip Herbert Cowell
Philip Herbert Cowell (August 7, 1870, Calcutta – June 6, 1949) was a British astronomer.
Philip Herbert Cowell (August 7, 1870, Calcutta – June 6, 1949) was a British astronomer.
Ralph Allen Sampson
Ralph Allen Sampson FRS (June 25, 1866 – November 7, 1939) was a British astronomer.
Ralph Allen Sampson FRS (June 25, 1866 – November 7, 1939) was a British astronomer.
Rashid Sunyaev
Rashid Alievich Sunyaev to a Tatar family, and educated at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.
Rashid Alievich Sunyaev to a Tatar family, and educated at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.
Raymond Lyttleton
Raymond Arthur Lyttleton FRS (May 7, 1911 – May 16, 1995) was a British mathematician and theoretical astronomer.
Raymond Arthur Lyttleton FRS (May 7, 1911 – May 16, 1995) was a British mathematician and theoretical astronomer.
Riccardo Giacconi
Riccardo Giacconi is an Italian-born, naturalized American Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who laid the foundations of X-ray astronomy.
Riccardo Giacconi is an Italian-born, naturalized American Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who laid the foundations of X-ray astronomy.
Richard Christopher Carrington
Richard Christopher Carrington was an English amateur astronomer whose 1859 astronomical observations demonstrated the existence of solar flares as well as suggesting their electrical influence ...
Richard Christopher Carrington was an English amateur astronomer whose 1859 astronomical observations demonstrated the existence of solar flares as well as suggesting their electrical influence ...
Richard van der Riet Woolley
Richard van der Riet Woolley was an English astronomer who became Astronomer Royal.
Richard van der Riet Woolley was an English astronomer who became Astronomer Royal.
Robert Grant (astronomer)
Robert Grant was a Scottish astronomer.
Robert Grant was a Scottish astronomer.
Robert Ladislav Parker
Robert L. Parker is an American geophysicist and mathematician currently holding a Professor Emeritus of Geophysics position at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of Califor...
Robert L. Parker is an American geophysicist and mathematician currently holding a Professor Emeritus of Geophysics position at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of Califor...
Robert Main
The Reverend Robert Main (July 12, 1808, Upnor – May 9, 1878) was an English astronomer.
The Reverend Robert Main (July 12, 1808, Upnor – May 9, 1878) was an English astronomer.
Seth Carlo Chandler
Seth Carlo Chandler, Jr. (September 16, 1846 – December 31, 1913) was an American astronomer.
Seth Carlo Chandler, Jr. (September 16, 1846 – December 31, 1913) was an American astronomer.
Sherburne Wesley Burnham
Sherburne Wesley Burnham (December 12, 1838 – March 11, 1921) was an American astronomer.
Sherburne Wesley Burnham (December 12, 1838 – March 11, 1921) was an American astronomer.
Simon White
Professor Simon David Manton White, FRS (born 30 September 1951, in Ashford, Kent) is a British astrophysicist.
Professor Simon David Manton White, FRS (born 30 September 1951, in Ashford, Kent) is a British astrophysicist.
Stephen Hawking
Stephen William Hawking, is a British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author.
Stephen William Hawking, is a British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author.
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, FRS, was a British India born Indian-American astrophysicist who, with William A. Fowler, won the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics for key discoveries that led to the cu...
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, FRS, was a British India born Indian-American astrophysicist who, with William A. Fowler, won the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics for key discoveries that led to the cu...
Sydney Chapman (mathematician)
Sydney Chapman FRS (29 January 1888 – 16 June 1970) was a British mathematician and geophysicist.
Sydney Chapman FRS (29 January 1888 – 16 June 1970) was a British mathematician and geophysicist.
Takeshi Nagata
Takeshi Nagata was a Japanese geophysicist.
Takeshi Nagata was a Japanese geophysicist.
Thomas Brisbane
Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet GCH, GCB, FRS, FRSE was Governor of New South Wales, as recommended by the Duke of Wellington, with whom he had seen military service.
Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet GCH, GCB, FRS, FRSE was Governor of New South Wales, as recommended by the Duke of Wellington, with whom he had seen military service.
Thomas George Cowling
Thomas George Cowling FRS (17 June 1906 – 16 June 1990) was an English astronomer.
Thomas George Cowling FRS (17 June 1906 – 16 June 1990) was an English astronomer.
Thomas Gold
Thomas Gold was an Austrian-born astrophysicist, a professor of astronomy at Cornell University, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Thomas Gold was an Austrian-born astrophysicist, a professor of astronomy at Cornell University, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Urbain Le Verrier
Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier was a French mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics and is best known for his part in the discovery of Neptune.
Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier was a French mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics and is best known for his part in the discovery of Neptune.
Vera Rubin
Vera (Cooper) Rubin (born ) is an American astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates.
Vera (Cooper) Rubin (born ) is an American astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates.
Vesto Slipher
Vesto Melvin Slipher (November 11, 1875 – November 8, 1969) was an American astronomer.
Vesto Melvin Slipher (November 11, 1875 – November 8, 1969) was an American astronomer.
Viktor Hambardzumyan
Viktor Hambardzumyan was a Soviet Armenian scientist, and one of the founders of theoretical astrophysics.
Viktor Hambardzumyan was a Soviet Armenian scientist, and one of the founders of theoretical astrophysics.
Vitaly Ginzburg
Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg, ForMemRS was a Soviet theoretical physicist, astrophysicist, Nobel laureate, a member of the Soviet and Russian Academies of Sciences and one of the fathers of Soviet...
Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg, ForMemRS was a Soviet theoretical physicist, astrophysicist, Nobel laureate, a member of the Soviet and Russian Academies of Sciences and one of the fathers of Soviet...
Walter Baade
Wilhelm Heinrich Walter Baade was a German astronomer who worked in the USA from 1931 to 1959.
Wilhelm Heinrich Walter Baade was a German astronomer who worked in the USA from 1931 to 1959.
Walter Sydney Adams
Walter Sydney Adams (December 20, 1876 – May 11, 1956) was an American astronomer.
Walter Sydney Adams (December 20, 1876 – May 11, 1956) was an American astronomer.
Warren De la Rue
Warren De la Rue was a British astronomer and chemist, most famous for his pioneering work in astronomical photography.
Warren De la Rue was a British astronomer and chemist, most famous for his pioneering work in astronomical photography.
William Allen Miller
William Allen Miller FRS (17 December 1817 – 30 September 1870) was a British scientist.
William Allen Miller FRS (17 December 1817 – 30 September 1870) was a British scientist.
William Frederick Denning
William Frederick Denning (25 November 1848 – 9 June 1931) was a British astronomer.
William Frederick Denning (25 November 1848 – 9 June 1931) was a British astronomer.
William Hammond Wright
William Hammond Wright was an American astronomer.
William Hammond Wright was an American astronomer.
William Henry Smyth
William Henry Smyth (21 January 1788 – 8 September 1865) was an English sailor, hydrographer, astronomer and numismatist.
William Henry Smyth (21 January 1788 – 8 September 1865) was an English sailor, hydrographer, astronomer and numismatist.
William Huggins
Sir William Huggins, KCB, OM, FRS (7 February 1824 – 12 May 1910) was an English amateur astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy.
Sir William Huggins, KCB, OM, FRS (7 February 1824 – 12 May 1910) was an English amateur astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy.
William Lassell
William Lassell FRS (18 June 1799 – 5 October 1880) was an English merchant and astronomer.
William Lassell FRS (18 June 1799 – 5 October 1880) was an English merchant and astronomer.
William McCrea (astronomer)
Sir William Hunter McCrea FRS (13 December 1904, Dublin – 25 April 1999) was an English astronomer and mathematician.
Sir William Hunter McCrea FRS (13 December 1904, Dublin – 25 April 1999) was an English astronomer and mathematician.
William Rutter Dawes
William Rutter Dawes (19 March 1799 – 15 February 1868) was an English astronomer.
William Rutter Dawes (19 March 1799 – 15 February 1868) was an English astronomer.
William Wallace Campbell
William Wallace Campbell (11 April 1862 – 14 June 1938) was an American astronomer, and director of Lick Observatory from 1900 to 1930.
William Wallace Campbell (11 April 1862 – 14 June 1938) was an American astronomer, and director of Lick Observatory from 1900 to 1930.
Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich
Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich FRS (Якаў Барысавіч Зяльдовіч, Я́ков Бори́сович Зельдо́вич) (8 March 1914 – 2 December 1987) was a prolific Soviet physicist born in Belarus.
Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich FRS (Якаў Барысавіч Зяльдовіч, Я́ков Бори́сович Зельдо́вич) (8 March 1914 – 2 December 1987) was a prolific Soviet physicist born in Belarus.