Astronomers

Scientists who study the universe beyond Earth, from the planets and moons of the solar system to the birth and fate of the universe.

Jan Oort

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Jan Oort

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Iceballs and a spinning disk

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Moon and Regulus

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Moon and Regulus

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Feuding over a star catalog

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Expanding the Universe

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Expanding the Universe

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Expanding the known universe

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William Lassell

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William Lassell

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Barrels and barrels of science

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Gentleman Astronomers

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Gentleman Astronomers

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A “gentlemanly” approach to astronomy

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Frances Baily

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Frances Baily

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“Like a string of beads”

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Immanuel Kant

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Immanuel Kant

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Swirling up a planetary system

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Franz Gruithuisen

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Franz Gruithuisen

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From combat surgeon to astronomer

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Fritz Zwicky

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Fritz Zwicky

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Throwing farther than anyone else

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Dark Matter

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Dark Matter

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“Seeing” the invisible universe

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