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Nicolaus Copernicus (Popularity:  )
http://www.frombork.art.pl/Ang02.htm
Discovered that the Earth is not in the center of the Universe but it circles the Sun. Facts of life and pictures of the Polish astronomer.
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Rundetaarn: Tycho Brahe (Popularity: )
http://www.rundetaarn.dk/engelsk/observatorium/life.htm
Concise timeline of his life and accomplishments.
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Tycho Brahe (Popularity: )
http://www.nada.kth.se/~fred/tycho/
About his achievements, life and world system. From the Swedish society Tycho Brahes Glada Vänner.
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History of Astronomy: Persons (Popularity: )
http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/hist_astr/ha_pers.html
Catalogue of biographical links covering hundreds prominent astronomers, past and present. [Also in German]
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Carlsagan.com (Popularity: )
http://www.carlsagan.com/
Official page with articles, including the Baloney Detection Kit. Includes sale of books and videos.
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Holders of the Post of British Astronomer Royal (Popularity: )
http://members.tripod.com/~UpSky2/ARs.html
Notable achievements and timelines of Flamsteed, Halley, Bradley, Bliss, Maskelyne, Pond, Airy, Christie, Dyson, H.S. Jones, and Wooley (covering 1675 to 1971).
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Charles Messier (Popularity: )
http://www.messiermarathon.com/about.htm
Highly detailed biography including links to his full catalogue of 110 objects.
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Trial of Galileo Galilei (Popularity: )
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/galileo/galileo.html
A collection of primary documents, essays, ancient texts, maps, photos, paintings and other materials relating to the trial in 1633.
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Links to Astronomer Biographies (Popularity: )
http://me.in-berlin.de/~jd/himmel/hotlist.html
Short biographies of Argelander, Bürgel, Cassini, Celsius, Encke, Fermat, Goodricke, Huygens, and Scheiner written by Jens Dengler. [Also in German]
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Carl Sagan's Religion of Science (Popularity: )
http://www.detwiler.us/sagan.html
Essay by Scott Detwiler on the religious implications of Sagan's scientific world view as expressed in his writings.
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Astronomy History - Johannes Kepler (Popularity: )
http://space.about.com/library/weekly/aa090702a.htm
Brief biography highlighting his status as a defender of Copernicus and a formulator of planetary-motion laws.
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Christiaan Huygens (Popularity: )
http://me.in-berlin.de/~jd/himmel/astro/Huygens-e.html
Short biography of Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695).
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Jean Houzeau in Jamaica (Popularity: )
http://joyousjam.tripod.com/jeanhouzeauinjamaica/
Detailed biography of Belgian astronomer, Jean Charles Houzeau (1820-1888)
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So Who Is this Challis Bloke Anyway? (Popularity: )
http://www.winwaed.com/comp/challis/challis_bio.shtml
Short description of Professor James Challis, the almost-discoverer of Neptune.
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The Bruce Medalists (Popularity: )
http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/BruceMedalists/
Brief biographies, photos, and links to winners of this annual award for lifetime contributions to astronomy.
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Memoirs of a Space Engineer (Popularity: )
http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/memoirs/default.htm
Stories from Doug Rickard's memoirs and his involvement in the early exploration of space.
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History of Astronomy (Popularity: )
http://www.mikeoates.org/astro-history/
Short biographies of several less well known British astronomers.
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Carl Sagan - First Sceptic, Then Astronomer (Popularity: )
http://www1.tpgi.com.au/users/tps-seti/sagan.html
Tribute written by Horst Sommer. Discusses Sagan's achievements, and his role as a "speaker for Earth".
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Galileo: Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina (Popularity: )
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/galileo-tuscany.html
Galileo's great defense of the independence of science from religious authority.
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Astronomiæ Instauratæ Mechanica (Popularity: )
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/HST/Brahe/brahe.htm
Digital edition of orignal book, with illustrations and introduction.
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