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Charles Messier
Highly detailed biography including links to his full catalogue of 110 objects.
http://www.messiermarathon.com/about.htm
Christiaan Huygens
Short biography of Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695).
http://me.in-berlin.de/~jd/himmel/astro/Huygens-e.html
History of Astronomy: Persons
Catalogue of biographical links covering hundreds prominent astronomers, past and present. [Also in German]
http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/hist_astr/ha_pers.html
Links to Astronomer Biographies
Short biographies of Argelander, B?rgel, Cassini, Celsius, Encke, Fermat, Goodricke, Huygens, and Scheiner written by Jens Dengler. [Also in German]
http://me.in-berlin.de/~jd/himmel/hotlist.html
Memoirs of a Space Engineer
Stories from Doug Rickard's memoirs and his involvement in the early exploration of space.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/memoirs/default.htm
So Who Is this Challis Bloke Anyway?
Short description of Professor James Challis, the almost-discoverer of Neptune.
http://www.winwaed.com/comp/challis/challis_bio.shtml
The Bruce Medalists
Brief biographies, photos, and links to winners of this annual award for lifetime contributions to astronomy.
http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/BruceMedalists/
The Legacy of Ulugh Beg
Article by Kevin Krisciunas, with notes and bibliography, about the grandson of Tammerlane, his observatory, and the significance of his work.
http://www.ku.edu/carrie/texts/carrie_books/paksoy-2/cam6.html
Women in Astronomy, 1880-1920
Biographical information of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and other Harvard women. Includes photographs and links.
http://physics.carleton.edu/Astro/pages/marga_michele/WomenAstronomers.html