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List of astronomical instrument makers






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The following is a list of astronomical instrument makers, along with lifespan and country of work, if available.

  • 0–9
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

    • A

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    Name Lifespan Country of work
    Abiyun al-Bitriq fl. 630
    Jabir ibn Aflah (Geber) c. 1100–1150 Islamic Spain
    Bhāskara II c. 1114-1185 India

    B

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    Name Lifespan Country of work
    James Gilbert Baker 1914–2005 US
    George Bass early 18th century England
    John Bird 18th century England
    Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī 973–1048 Persia
    Tycho Brahe 1546–1601 Denmark
    John Brashear 1840–1920 US

    C

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    Giuseppe Campani 1635–1715 Italy
    Matteo Campani-Alimenis 17th century Italy
    Robert-Aglaé Cauchoix 1776–1845 France
    Henri Chrétien 1879–1956 France
    Alvan Clark 1804–1887 US
    Alvan Graham Clark 1832–1897 US
    George Bassett Clark 1827–1891 US
    Thomas Cooke 1807–1868 England
    Robert E. Cox 1917–1989 US

    D

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    John Henry Dallmeyer 1830–1883 England / Germany
    John Dobson 1915–2014 US
    John Dollond 1706–1761 England
    Henry Draper 1837–1882 US

    E

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work

    F

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    Henry Fitz 1808–1863 US
    Joseph von Fraunhofer 1787–1826 Germany

    G

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    Vilem Gajdusek 1895–1977 Czech Republic
    Galileo Galilei 1564–1642 Italy
    James Gregory 1638–1675 Scotland
    Howard Grubb 1844–1931 Ireland

    H

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    George Ellery Hale 1868–1938 US
    Frederick James Hargreaves 1891–1970 England
    Caroline Herschel 1750–1848 England
    William Herschel 1738–1822 England
    Henry Hindley 1701–1771 England
    Robert Hooke 1635–1703 England
    Christiaan Huygens 1629–1695 Netherlands

    I

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    Albert Graham Ingalls 1888–1958 US
    Zenbei Iwahashi 1756–1811 Japan

    J

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    Zacharias Janssen c.1580–c.1638 Netherlands

    K

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    Jamshīd al-Kāshī c. 1380–1429 Persia
    Al-Khazini fl. 1115–1130 Persia
    Abu-Mahmud al-Khujandi c. 940–1000 Persia
    Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī (Algoritmi) 780–850 Iraq
    Gottfried Kirch 1639–1710 Germany

    L

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    Lala Balhumal Lahori c. 1842 India
    Hans Lippershey 1570–1619 Netherlands
    Ali Kashmiri ibn Luqman fl. 1589–1590 Mughal India

    M

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    Dmitri Maksutov 1896–1964 Russia / Soviet Union
    Jacob Metius c.1575–1628 Netherlands

    N

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    Isaac Newton 1643–1727 UK

    O

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work

    P

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse 1800–1867 Ireland
    Francis G. Pease 1881–1938 US
    Richard Scott Perkin 1906–1969 US
    John M. Pierce 1886–1958 US
    Russell W. Porter 1871–1949 US

    Q

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work

    R

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    Regiomontanus 1436–1476 Germany / Italy / Hungary
    Georg Friedrich von Reichenbach 1772–1826 Germany
    George Willis Ritchey 1864–1945 US

    S

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    George N. Saegmuller 1847–1934 US
    Bernhard Schmidt 1879–1935 Germany
    Ibn al-Shatir 1304–1375 Syria
    James Short 1710–1768 England
    James Simms 1828–1915 England
    William Simms 1793–1860 England
    Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (Azophi)[1] 903–986 Persia

    T

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    Muhammad Saleh Thattvi fl. 1659–1660 Mughal India
    Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf 1526–1585 Syria / Egypt / Turkey
    Edward Troughton 1753–1835 England
    Sharaf al-Dīn al-Tūsī 1135–1213 Iraq

    U

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work

    V

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    Cornelius Varley 1781–1873 England
    Yrjö Väisälä 1891–1971 Finland

    W

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    James Watt 1736–1819 Scotland

    X

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work

    Y

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    Ibn Yunus c. 950–1009 Egypt

    Z

    [edit]
    Name Lifespan Country of work
    Abraham Zacuto c. 1450–1510 Spain and Portugal
    Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (Arzachel) 1028–1087 Islamic Spain

    See also

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ Hafez, Ihsan. "Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi and his book of the fixed stars: a journey of re-discovery". p. VI. He also contributed to the building of an important observatory in the city of Shiraz as well as constructing many astronomical instruments such as astrolabes and celestial globes.
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