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The following is a list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable people who have made contributions to the field of astronomy.They may have won major prizes or awards, developed or invented widely used techniques or technologies within astronomy, or are directors of major observatories or heads of space-based telescope projects.
21st-century American astronomers (240 P) + American women astronomers (1 C, 278 P) A. American astrobiologists (50 P) American astrophysicists (2 C, 303 P) B.
Pages in category "American astrophysicists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 303 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Edward Charles Pickering (July 19, 1846 – February 3, 1919) was an American astronomer and physicist [1] and the older brother of William Henry Pickering. Along with Carl Vogel, Pickering discovered the first spectroscopic binary stars. He wrote Elements of Physical Manipulations (2 vol., 1873–76). [2]
Pages in category "20th-century American astronomers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 385 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) [1] was an American astronomer. He played a crucial role in establishing the fields of extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology.
Carl Sagan (1934–1996) American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author; Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989) invented the theory of twins, CPT-symmetric universes; Allan Sandage (1936–2010) set the cosmological distance scale and accurately estimated the speed of expansion of the universe
Pages in category "21st-century American astronomers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 240 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .