Holders of the Post of British Astronomer Royal -- Notable achievements & timelines of Flamsteed, Halley, Bradley, Bliss, Maskelyne, Pond, Airy, Christie, Dyson, H.S. Jones, and Wooley (covering 1675 to 1971). Visit

Sir Robert Ball (1840-1913) Victorian Astronomer -- Detailed biographical information of British astronomer & lecturer. Visit

Memoirs of a Space Engineer -- Stories from Doug Rickard's memoirs & his involvement in the early exploration of space. Visit

Hodierna's Deep Sky Observations -- Catalogue of Giovanni Batista Hodierna's (1597-1660) long forgotten observations; detailed information about each object. Visit

Links to Astronomer Biographies -- Short biographies of Argelander, Bürgel, Cassini, Celsius, Encke, Fermat, Goodricke, Huygens, and Scheiner written by Jens Dengler. [Also in German] Visit

History of Astronomy: Persons -- Catalogue of biographical links covering hundreds prominent astronomers, past & present. [Also in German] Visit

Jean Houzeau in Jamaica -- Detailed biography of Belgian astronomer, Jean Charles Houzeau (1820-1888) Visit

The Legacy of Ulugh Beg -- Article by Kevin Krisciunas, with notes & bibliography, about the grandson of Tammerlane, his observatory, & the significance of his work. Visit

History of Astronomy -- Short biographies of many less well known British astronomers. Visit

People in the History of Astronomy -- Short biographies of Pythagoras, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Halley, Einstein, & Hawking. Visit

Women in Astronomy, 1880-1920 -- Biographical information of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin & other Harvard women. Includes photographs & links. Visit

Charles Messier -- Highly detailed biography including links to his full catalogue of 110 objects. Visit

So Who Is this Challis Bloke Anyway? -- Short description of Professor James Challis, the almost-discoverer of Neptune. Visit