Dataset
Astronomers Dataset
Astronomers whose work shaped our understanding of the sky.
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- Version
- 1.0.0
- Entities
- 48
- Last generated
- 2026-06-29
- License
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Checksum
- — (published at release)
Sample (24 of 48)
| Name | Type | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Riess | Astronomer | astronomer:adam-riess |
| Al-Battani | Astronomer | astronomer:al-battani |
| Al-Sufi | Astronomer | astronomer:al-sufi |
| Albert Einstein | Astronomer | astronomer:albert-einstein |
| Andrea Ghez | Astronomer | astronomer:andrea-ghez |
| Annie Jump Cannon | Astronomer | astronomer:annie-jump-cannon |
| Arno Penzias | Astronomer | astronomer:arno-penzias |
| Aryabhata | Astronomer | astronomer:aryabhata |
| Brian Schmidt | Astronomer | astronomer:brian-schmidt |
| Carl Sagan | Astronomer | astronomer:carl-sagan |
| Caroline Herschel | Astronomer | astronomer:caroline-herschel |
| Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin | Astronomer | astronomer:cecilia-payne-gaposchkin |
| Charles Messier | Astronomer | astronomer:charles-messier |
| Christiaan Huygens | Astronomer | astronomer:christiaan-huygens |
| Didier Queloz | Astronomer | astronomer:didier-queloz |
| Edmond Halley | Astronomer | astronomer:edmond-halley |
| Edward Charles Pickering | Astronomer | astronomer:edward-pickering |
| Edwin Hubble | Astronomer | astronomer:edwin-hubble |
| Fritz Zwicky | Astronomer | astronomer:fritz-zwicky |
| Galileo Galilei | Astronomer | astronomer:galileo-galilei |
| Georges Lemaître | Astronomer | astronomer:georges-lemaitre |
| Giovanni Cassini | Astronomer | astronomer:giovanni-cassini |
| Henrietta Swan Leavitt | Astronomer | astronomer:henrietta-leavitt |
| Henry Draper | Astronomer | astronomer:henry-draper |
Source references
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- BritannicaEncyclopaedia Britannica
General reference for the history of astronomy, biographies, and cultural context.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.