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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.
Ancient Roman astronomers (4 P) Pages in category "Ancient astronomers" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Pages in category "Ancient Greek astronomers" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Revival of Planetary Astronomy in Carolingian and Post-Carolingian Europe. Variorum Collected Studies Series. Vol. CS 279. Ashgate. ISBN 0-86078-868-7. Hodson, F. R., ed. (1974). The Place of Astronomy in the Ancient World: A Joint Symposium of the Royal Society and the British Academy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-725944-8.
The Canon of Kings was a dated list of kings used by ancient astronomers as a convenient means to date astronomical phenomena, such as eclipses. For a period, the Canon was preserved by the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy, and is thus known sometimes as Ptolemy's Canon. It is one of the most important bases for our knowledge of ancient chronology.
Greek astronomy was heavily influenced by Babylonian astronomy and, to a lesser extent, Egyptian astronomy. In later periods, ancient Greek astronomical works were translated and promulgated in other languages, most notably in Arabic by the astronomers and mathematicians within the various Arab-Muslim empires of the Middle Ages. [2]
Pages in category "Ancient astronomy" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Egyptian astronomy; A.