The surrounding mountains were named after other famous astronomers and mathematicians the same year.

In this section you can learn all about famous astronomers and what each of them has contributed to our understanding of space.

"Oh, right," Jerry said, catching the imitation of the famous astronomer.

His son John Herschel also became a famous astronomer.

Maria Mitchell (1818-1889) was one of the first famous female astronomers.

But six months before Kilgour took off, a famous astronomer had pointed out that some of the conditions would prevail for about a year.

(1) "Every visible star is named after a famous astronomer."

An explicit phrasing would be "Every star visible in general is named after a famous astronomer".

The spacecraft landed near the large lunar crater Tycho, named for the famous astronomer.

He was one of the famous nine Muslim astronomers.