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Loren C. Ball (born 1949, possibly 1948) is an accomplished amateur astronomer who has discovered a fair number of asteroids while working at his Emerald Lane Observatory in Decatur, Alabama. Read more

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Charles Roger Alcóck (born June 15, 1951) is a British New Zealander astronomer. He is the current director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Read more

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Kirill Y. Kondratyev (14 June 1920 - 1 May 2006) was a Russian atmospheric physicist. Kondratyev served as a member of the International Programme Committee for the World Conference on Climate Change, held in Moscow in 2003, where he presented a paper entitled "Uncertainties of Global Clima...

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Akitsune Imamura (Kagoshima, 14 June, 1870 - 1 January, 1948) was a Japanese seismologist. Born in a poor family, he nonetheless managed to study at the Imperial University of Tokyo. In 1899, in anticipation of the later theory of plate tectonics, he argued that the tsunami that struck the Sanriku c...

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Johann Abraham Ihle (June 14, 1627 - c.1699) was a German amateur astronomer who discovered the first known globular cluster, M22, on August 26, 1665 while observing Saturn in Sagittarius. Read more

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Sir Gilbert Thomas Walker, CSI, FRS, (14 June 1868 - 4 November 1958) was a British physicist and statistician of the 20th century. He is best known for his groundbreaking description of the Southern Oscillation, a major phenomenon of global climate, and for greatly advancing the study of climate i...

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Knut Emil Lundmark (14 June 1889 - 23 April 1958) was a Swedish astronomer, professor of astronomy and head of the observatory at Lund University 1929-1955. Read more

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Hermann Ganswindt (June 12, 1856, Voigtshof bei Seeburg, East Prussia - October 25, 1934, Berlin, Germany) was a German inventor and spaceflight scientist, whose inventions (such as the dirigible, the helicopter, and the internal combustion engine) are thought to have been ahead of his time. [u...

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Dennis Walsh (12 June 1933 - 1 June 2005) was an English astronomer, born into a poor family in Manchester. He was best known for his discovery in 1979 of the first example of a gravitational lens which he made while studying quasars found in the Jodrell Bank 966MHz survey. [url=http://en.wikipedia....

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Rhishard Llewelyn Jones was born at Pempompren, Uchaf-Talybont, Cardiganshire, on 1865 June 12. He was the Deputy Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, India. Read more

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Daniel Kirkwood (September 27, 1814 - June 11, 1895) was an American astronomer. Kirkwood's most significant contribution came from his study of asteroid orbits. When arranging the then-growing number of discovered asteroids by their distance from the Sun, he noted several gaps,[2] now named K...

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Baron Bernhard August von Lindenau (June 11, 1780 - May 21, 1854) was a German lawyer, astronomer, politician, and art collector. Read more

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William Robert Brooks (June 11, 1844 - May 3, 1921) was a British-born American astronomer, mainly noted as being one of the most prolific discoverers of new comets of all time, second only to Jean-Louis Pons. He was born in Maidstone, England, the son of a Baptist minister who emigrated to Marion, Ne...

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Christopher Austin "Chris" Hadfield, O.Ont, MSC, CD (born 29 August 1959) is a Canadian astronaut from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) who was the first Canadian to walk in space. Hadfield has flown two space shuttle missions, STS-74 in 1995 and STS-100 in 2001. Read more

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	Loren C. Ball (Preview) Loren C. Ball (born 1949, possibly 1948) is an accomplished amateur astronomer who has discovered a fair number of asteroids while working at his Emerald Lane Observatory in Decatur, Alabama. Read more	Blobrana	0	Jun 14 20:52 2013 by Blobrana
	Gordon Welchman (1906 - 1985) (Preview) [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Welchman]Read	Blobrana	0	Jun 14 20:34 2013 by Blobrana
	Charles R. Alcóck (Preview) Charles Roger Alcóck (born June 15, 1951) is a British New Zealander astronomer. He is the current director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Read more	Blobrana	0	Jun 14 20:42 2013 by Blobrana
	Kirill Y. Kondratyev (1920 - 2006) (Preview) Kirill Y. Kondratyev (14 June 1920 - 1 May 2006) was a Russian atmospheric physicist. Kondratyev served as a member of the International Programme Committee for the World Conference on Climate Change, held in Moscow in 2003, where he presented a paper entitled "Uncertainties of Global Clima...	Blobrana	0	Jun 14 00:10 2013 by Blobrana
	Akitsune Imamura (1870 - 1948) (Preview) Akitsune Imamura (Kagoshima, 14 June, 1870 - 1 January, 1948) was a Japanese seismologist. Born in a poor family, he nonetheless managed to study at the Imperial University of Tokyo. In 1899, in anticipation of the later theory of plate tectonics, he argued that the tsunami that struck the Sanriku c...	Blobrana	0	Jun 14 00:04 2013 by Blobrana
	Johann Abraham Ihle (Preview) Johann Abraham Ihle (June 14, 1627 - c.1699) was a German amateur astronomer who discovered the first known globular cluster, M22, on August 26, 1665 while observing Saturn in Sagittarius. Read more	Blobrana	0	Jun 13 22:36 2013 by Blobrana
	Gilbert Walker (1868 - 1958) (Preview) Sir Gilbert Thomas Walker, CSI, FRS, (14 June 1868 - 4 November 1958) was a British physicist and statistician of the 20th century. He is best known for his groundbreaking description of the Southern Oscillation, a major phenomenon of global climate, and for greatly advancing the study of climate i...	Blobrana	0	Jun 13 16:58 2013 by Blobrana
	Knut Lundmark (1889 - 1958) (Preview) Knut Emil Lundmark (14 June 1889 - 23 April 1958) was a Swedish astronomer, professor of astronomy and head of the observatory at Lund University 1929-1955. Read more	Blobrana	0	Jun 13 16:20 2013 by Blobrana
	Hermann Ganswindt (1856 - 1934) (Preview) Hermann Ganswindt (June 12, 1856, Voigtshof bei Seeburg, East Prussia - October 25, 1934, Berlin, Germany) was a German inventor and spaceflight scientist, whose inventions (such as the dirigible, the helicopter, and the internal combustion engine) are thought to have been ahead of his time. [u...	Blobrana	0	Jun 12 01:58 2013 by Blobrana
	Dennis Walsh (1933 - 2005) (Preview) Dennis Walsh (12 June 1933 - 1 June 2005) was an English astronomer, born into a poor family in Manchester. He was best known for his discovery in 1979 of the first example of a gravitational lens which he made while studying quasars found in the Jodrell Bank 966MHz survey. [url=http://en.wikipedia....	Blobrana	0	Jun 12 01:05 2013 by Blobrana
	Rhishard Llewelyn Jones (1865-1932) (Preview) Rhishard Llewelyn Jones was born at Pempompren, Uchaf-Talybont, Cardiganshire, on 1865 June 12. He was the Deputy Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, India. Read more	Blobrana	1	Jun 11 18:10 2013 by Blobrana
	Daniel Kirkwood (1814 - 1895) (Preview) Daniel Kirkwood (September 27, 1814 - June 11, 1895) was an American astronomer. Kirkwood's most significant contribution came from his study of asteroid orbits. When arranging the then-growing number of discovered asteroids by their distance from the Sun, he noted several gaps,[2] now named K...	Blobrana	0	Jun 11 00:26 2013 by Blobrana
	Bernhard von Lindenau (1780 - 1854) (Preview) Baron Bernhard August von Lindenau (June 11, 1780 - May 21, 1854) was a German lawyer, astronomer, politician, and art collector. Read more	Blobrana	0	Jun 11 00:22 2013 by Blobrana
	William Robert Brooks (1844 - 1921) (Preview) William Robert Brooks (June 11, 1844 - May 3, 1921) was a British-born American astronomer, mainly noted as being one of the most prolific discoverers of new comets of all time, second only to Jean-Louis Pons. He was born in Maidstone, England, the son of a Baptist minister who emigrated to Marion, Ne...	Blobrana	0	Jun 11 00:19 2013 by Blobrana
	Christopher Austin "Chris" Hadfield (Preview) Christopher Austin "Chris" Hadfield, O.Ont, MSC, CD (born 29 August 1959) is a Canadian astronaut from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) who was the first Canadian to walk in space. Hadfield has flown two space shuttle missions, STS-74 in 1995 and STS-100 in 2001. Read more	Blobrana	3	Jun 11 05:14 2013 by Blobrana
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