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Astronomy is probably the oldest of all the sciences. Today, it is about the only science also practiced by amateurs. This site lists biographies and autobiographies of well known astronomers, and some not as well known. The links are suitable for kids to read and use for enjoyment or for schoolwork.

Brahe, Tycho

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This category lists sites that provide biographies and autobiographies for Tycho Brahe. Biographies may be brief but the information contained should have the basic details, e.g., birth and death dates, some details of the life lived, major accomplishments, etc.

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This category lists pages and sites about the Danish scientist Tycho Brahe, born Tyge Ottesen Brahe born on 14 December 1546 in Skane, then in Denmark, now in Sweden. Brahe was well known in his lifetime as an astrologer and alchemist.

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Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan

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This category lists sites that provide biographies and autobiographies for Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. Biographies may be brief but the information contained should have the basic details, e.g., birth and death dates, some details of the life lived, major accomplishments, etc.

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This category lists pages and sites about the American astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (October 19, 1910, Punjab Lahore, British India, now in Pakistan, – August 21, 1995, Chicago, Illinois, United States). He was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics (shared with William Alfred Fowler) for his theoretical work on the structure and evolution of stars.

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Eratosthenes

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This category lists pages and sites about the Greek mathematician, geographer and astronomer Eratosthenes (276 BC - 194 BC)

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Hubble, Edwin

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This category lists sites that provide biographies and autobiographies for Edwin Powell Hubble. Biographies may be brief but the information contained should have the basic details, e.g., birth and death dates, some details of the life lived, major accomplishments, etc.

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This category lists pages and sites about the American astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953). Hubble devised the most commonly used system for classifying galaxies, grouping them according to their appearance in photographic images. He arranged the different groups of galaxies in what became known as the Hubble sequence.

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Kepler, Johannes

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This category lists sites that provide biographies and autobiographies for Johannes Kepler. Biographies may be brief but the information contained should have the basic details, e.g., birth and death dates, some details of the life lived, major accomplishments, etc.

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This category lists pages and sites about the German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630). He discovered that the Earth and planets travel about the sun in elliptical orbits. He gave three fundamental laws of planetary motion. He also did important work in optics and geometry..

Sagan, Carl

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This category lists sites that provide biographies and autobiographies for Carl Edward Sagan. Biographies may be brief but the information contained should have the basic details, e.g., birth and death dates, some details of the life lived, major accomplishments, etc.

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This category lists pages and sites about the American astronomer and astrochemist Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996). He is world-famous for writing popular science books and for co-writing and presenting the award-winning 1980 television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage.

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