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Holders of the Post of British Astronomer Royal Holders of the Post of British Astronomer Royal: Notable achievements and timelines of Flamsteed, Halley, Bradley, Bliss, Maskelyne, Pond, Airy, Christie, Dyson, H.S. Jones, and Wooley (covering 1675 to 1971). (People) http://members.tripod.com/~UpSky2/ARs.html So Who Is this Challis Bloke Anyway? So Who Is this Challis Bloke Anyway?: Short description of Professor James Challis, the almost-discoverer of Neptune. (People) http://www.winwaed.com/comp/challis/challis_bio.shtml Women in Astronomy, 1880-1920 Women in Astronomy, 1880-1920: Biographical information of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and other Harvard women. Includes photographs and links. (People) http://physics.carleton.edu/Astro/pages/marga_michele/WomenAstronomers.html People in the History of Astronomy People in the History of Astronomy: Short biographies of Pythagoras, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Halley, Einstein, and Hawking. (People) http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/4515/HISTORY.html Charles Messier Charles Messier: Highly detailed biography including links to his full catalogue of 110 objects. (People) http://www.messiermarathon.com/about.htm History of Astronomy: Persons History of Astronomy: Persons: Catalogue of biographical links covering hundreds prominent astronomers, past and present. [Also in German] (People) http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/hist_astr/ha_pers.html Christiaan Huygens Christiaan Huygens: Short biography of Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695). (People) http://me.in-berlin.de/~jd/himmel/astro/Huygens-e.html Jean Houzeau in Jamaica Jean Houzeau in Jamaica: Detailed biography of Belgian astronomer, Jean Charles Houzeau (1820-1888) (People) http://joyousjam.tripod.com/jeanhouzeauinjamaica/ History of Astronomy History of Astronomy: Short biographies of several less well known British astronomers. (People) http://www.u-net.com/ph/astro-history/ Hodierna's Deep Sky Observations Hodierna's Deep Sky Observations: Catalogue of Giovanni Batista Hodierna's (1597-1660) long forgotten observations; detailed information about each object. (People) http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/messier/xtra/similar/hodierna.html Memoirs of a Space Engineer Memoirs of a Space Engineer: Stories from Doug Rickard's memoirs and his involvement in the early exploration of space. (People) http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/memoirs/default.htm Links to Astronomer Biographies Links to Astronomer Biographies: Short biographies of Argelander, Bürgel, Cassini, Celsius, Encke, Fermat, Goodricke, Huygens, and Scheiner written by Jens Dengler. [Also in German] (People) http://me.in-berlin.de/~jd/himmel/hotlist.html The Legacy of Ulugh Beg The Legacy of Ulugh Beg: Article by Kevin Krisciunas, with notes and bibliography, about the grandson of Tammerlane, his observatory, and the significance of his work. (People) http://www.ku.edu/carrie/texts/carrie_books/paksoy-2/cam6.html The Bruce Medalists The Bruce Medalists: Brief biographies, photos, and links to winners of this annual award for lifetime contributions to astronomy. (People) http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/BruceMedalists/ Sir Robert Ball (1840-1913) Victorian Astronomer Sir Robert Ball (1840-1913) Victorian Astronomer: Detailed biographical information of British astronomer and lecturer. (People) http://www.geocities.com/ziksby/index.html