Astronomy people Astronomy people Chloe Angeline Stickney Hall ( November 1 1830 – July 3 1892) was the wife of astronomer Asaph Hall. Some sources give her date of death as 1938. ...more on Wikipedia about "Angeline Stickney"
Catherine Wolfe Bruce ( 1816 – 1900) was a noted American patroness of astronomy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Catherine Wolfe Bruce"
Charles Tyson Yerkes ( June 25, 1837 – December 29, 1905) was an American financier who played a major part in developing mass-transit systems in Chicago, Illinois and London. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charles Yerkes"
Chesley Bonestell ( 1888 – 1986) was a painter, designer, and illustrator. His paintings were a major influence on science fiction art and illustration, and he helped inspire the American space program. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chesley Bonestell"
Edward Troughton (October 1753 – June 12 1835) was a British instrument maker, who was notable for making telescopes and other astronomical instruments. ...more on Wikipedia about "Edward Troughton"
Geoffrey E. Perry ( 1927– January 18 2000) was a physics teacher at Kettering Grammar School, Northamptonshire, England who, together with his students, deduced the existence of the previously-secret Plesetsk Cosmodrome in 1966 by analyzing the orbit of the Cosmos 112 satellite. ...more on Wikipedia about "Geoffrey Perry"
Hans Augusto Rey (September 16, 1898-August 26, 1977) and Margret Elizabeth Rey (May 16, 1906-December 21, 1996), born Margarete Elisabeth Waldstein, were the authors and illustrators of children's books, best known for their Curious George series. ...more on Wikipedia about "H. A. Rey" www.shortopedia.com moments.
Hulbert Harrington Warner ( 1842– 1923) was a Rochester businessman who made his fortune from sales of patent medicine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hulbert Harrington Warner"
James Lick ( August 25, 1796 – October 1, 1876) was an American carpenter, piano builder, land baron, and patron of the sciences. At the time of his death, he was the wealthiest man in California, and left the majority of his estate to social and scientific causes. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Lick"
James Short ( June 10, 1710 – June 15, 1768) was an British mathematician, optician and telescope maker. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Short"
James Simms ( 1828 – September 4 1915) was a British instrument maker. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Simms"
Thomas Cooke ( March 8, 1807 – October 19, 1868) was a British instrument maker. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thomas Cooke"
Uriah Atherton Boyden ( February 17 1804 – October 17 1879) was a Boston inventor and mechanical engineer. He was the brother of Seth Boyden. ...more on Wikipedia about "Uriah A. Boyden"
Venetia Burney (born 1919) or Venetia Phair (married name) was the first person to suggest the name Pluto for the planet discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh in 1930. At the time, she was 11 years old and lived in Oxford, England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Venetia Burney"
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William Johnson McDonald ( December 21 1844 – February 8 1926) was a Paris, Texas banker who left $850,000 (the bulk of his fortune) to the University of Texas to endow an astronomical observatory. Some sources give his date of death as February 6. ...more on Wikipedia about "William Johnson McDonald"
::For the 19th century U.S. writer, see William Gilmore Simms. ...more on Wikipedia about "William Simms"
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