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Hypatia

Occupation

Astronomer, Mathematician, Philosopher

Year born

Sometime between 350 – 370 AD

Research interests

Geometry, Algebra

A fictional portrait of Hypatia which is the most reproduced image of her. The black and white drawing shows Hypatia's side profile.
This work by Jules Maurice Gaspard (1908) is licensed under All rights reserved

Edwin Hubble

Occupation

Astronomer, Cosmologist

Year born

1889

Research Areas

Galaxies, Extra-galactic astronomy, Observational cosmology

 

A black and white photograph of Edwin Hubble. He is sat at his desk, facing the camera, holding an image of a galaxy in his hands.
This work by Encyclopædia Britannica is licensed under All rights reserved

Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin

Occupation

Astronomer

Year born

1900

Research Areas

Stars, Spectroscopy

 

A black and white photograph of Cecil Payne-Gaposchkin. She is standing and looking to one side.
This work by Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2009-1327 is licensed under All rights reserved

Gan De

Occupation

Astronomer, Mathematician

Year born

Around 400 BCE

Research Areas

Jupiter’s movements, Star maps, Sunspots

 

A page from a Chinese astrology enclyopedia that includes fragments of other works.
This work by Gautama Siddha is licensed under Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Volume 105 of the 'Treatise on Astrology of the Kayuan Era', a Chinese astrology encyclopedia that contains fragments of other works such as Gan De's star catalogues.

Arthur Eddington

Occupation

Astronomer, Physicist, Mathematician

Year Born 

1882

Research Areas

Nuclear fusion processes inside stars, General Relativity

 

A black and white portrait photograph of Arthur Eddington
This work by George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. is licensed under Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal

Elizabeth Brown

Occupation

Meteorologist, Solar Astronomer

Year born

1830

Research areas

Sunspots, Solar eclipses

 

A photograph of Elizabeth Brown with her Wray refractor telescope.
This work by Royal Astronomical Society is licensed under All rights reserved