John Field or Feild (1520/1530–1587), was a "proto-Copernican" English astronomer. Field was the son of Richard Field (d. 1542). He was born, it is supposed...
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Puritan John Field (astronomer) (1520/30–1587), English astronomer John Field (racing driver), American racing driver in the 2001 Petit Le Mans John Field (songwriter)...
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John Bainbridge (1582 – 3 November 1643) was an English astronomer and mathematician. Bainbridge was born at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in Leicestershire to Robert...
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John Campbell Brown OBE FRSE (4 February 1947 – 16 November 2019) was a Scottish astronomer who worked primarily in solar physics. He held the posts of...
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John Gatenby Bolton FAA FRS CBE (5 June 1922 – 6 July 1993) was a British-Australian astronomer who was fundamental to the development of radio astronomy...
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John Flamsteed FRS (19 August 1646 – 31 December 1719) was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal. His main achievements were the preparation...
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the Universe Needs More Black and Latino Astronomers". Smithsonian. Retrieved May 3, 2019. "Harvard Astronomer, Institute Offer Support for Students of...
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1888 to 1890. The first Astronomer Royal to retire at 65 (all previous incumbents bar Airy and John Pond had died in office; John Pond had been forced by...
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John Birmingham (1816–1884) was an Irish astronomer, amateur geologist, polymath and poet. He spent six or seven years travelling widely in Europe where...
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John Couch Adams (/kuːtʃ/ KOOTCH; 5 June 1819 – 21 January 1892) was a British mathematician and astronomer. He was born in Laneast, near Launceston,...
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