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Feb 19, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus
He was a polyglot. He was careful about publicizing his views. -
Dec 14, 1546
Tycho Brahe
He had a fake nose. He believed his friend was pschic. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei
He was a college dropout. He constructed his own telescope. -
Dec 27, 1571
Kepler Johannes
He was born prematurely and was a feeble child with weak vision. He was introduced to astronomy at an early age by his mother. -
Edmond Halley
He was 85 when he died. He went to St Paul's school. -
Herschel William
He died when he was 83. He used the Great Forty-Foot Telescope. -
Olbers Heinrich
He discovered the paradox. He discovered Vesta and Palla. -
Friedrich Bessel
He discovered the long-sought Steller parallax. He used an tiny angular shift. -
William Huggins
He was an English artist. He was known for Astronomical spectroscopy. -
Edwin Hubble
He helped Albert Einstein. He discovered other galaxies using the most advanced telescope