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January 18: Arthur Scott King 18 Jan 2010 | 06:05 pm
Arthur Scott King January 18, 1876 – April 17, 1957 Arthur Scott King was an American physicist and astrophysicist. In 1895 Arthur graduated from Fresno High School, then attended the University of...
January 16: Johannes Schöner 16 Jan 2010 | 06:05 pm
Johannes Schöner January 16, 1477 – January 16, 1547 Johannes Schöner was a renowned and respected German polymath. It is best to refer to him using the usual 16th century Latin term "mathematicus",...
January 12: Royal Aeronautical Society 12 Jan 2010 | 06:05 pm
The Royal Aeronautical Society Founded in 1866 the Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community. Th...
January 11: Lunar Prospector 11 Jan 2010 | 06:05 pm
Lunar Prospector entered lunar orbit on January 11, 1998. The Lunar Prospector mission was the third selected by NASA for full development and construction as part of the Discovery Program. At a cost...
January 10: Eugène Joseph Delporte 10 Jan 2010 | 06:05 pm
The Amor group of asteroids. Eugène Joseph Delporte January 10, 1872 – October 19, 1955 Eugène Joseph Delporte was a Belgian astronomer. He discovered a total of sixty-six asteroids. Notable disco...
January 8: Johannes Fabricius 8 Jan 2010 | 06:05 pm
Johannes Fabricius January 8, 1587 – March 19, 1616 Johannes Fabricius, eldest son of David Fabricius (1564-1617), was a German astronomer and a discoverer of sunspots, independently of Galileo Gali...
January 7: Francesco Carlini 7 Jan 2010 | 06:05 pm
Carlini crater on the Moon Francesco Carlini January 7, 1783 – August 29, 1862 Francesco Carlini was an Italian astronomer. Born in Milan, he became director of the observatory there in 1832. He p...
December 20: Walter Sydney Adams 20 Dec 2009 | 06:05 pm
Walter Sydney Adams December 20, 1876 – May 11, 1956 Walter Sydney Adams was an American astronomer. He was born in Antioch, Syria to missionary parents, and was brought to the U.S. in 1885. He gra...
December 19: Albert Michelson 19 Dec 2009 | 06:05 pm
Albert Michelson December 19, 1852 – May 9, 1931 Albert Abraham Michelson was an American physicist known for his work on the measurement of the speed of light and especially for the Michelson-Morle...
December 18: Gottfried Kirch 18 Dec 2009 | 06:05 pm
Gottfried Kirch December 18, 1639 — July 25, 1710 Gottfried Kirch was a German astronomer. He first worked as a calendar-maker in Saxonia and Franconia. He began to learn astronomy in Jena, and stud...
