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.

Contents: Top - 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

[edit] A

Name Lifespan Country of Work
Arzachel 1028–1087 Al-Andalus

[edit] B

Name Lifespan Country of Work
James Gilbert Baker 1914–2005 USA
Abi Bakr of Isfahan circa 1235 Persia
George Bass early 18th century England
Ulugh Beg 1394-1449 Persia
Abu Rayhan al-Biruni 973-1048 Persia
John Brashear 1840–1920 USA

[edit] C

Name Lifespan Country of Work
Giuseppe Campani 1635-1715 Italy
Matteo Campani-Alimenis 17th Century Italy
Henri Chrétien 1879-1956 France
Alvan Clark 1804–1887 USA
Alvan Graham Clark 1832-1897 USA
George Bassett Clark 1827-1891 USA
Thomas Cooke 1807–1868 England

[edit] D

Name Lifespan Country of Work
John Henry Dallmeyer 1830-1883 England/Germany
John Dobson born 1915 USA
John Dollond 1706-1761 England
Henry Draper 1837-1882 USA

[edit] E

Name Lifespan Country of Work

[edit] F

Name Lifespan Country of Work
Muhammad al-Fazari died 796 or 806 Iraq

[edit] G

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

[edit] H

Name Lifespan Country of Work
Frederick James Hargreaves 1891–1970 England
William Herschel 1738–1822 England
Henry Hindley 1701–1771 England
Robert Hooke 1635–1703 England
Christiaan Huygens 1629–1695 Netherlands

[edit] I

Name Lifespan Country of Work
Zenbei Iwahashi 1756-1811 Japan

[edit] J

Name Lifespan Country of Work
Zacharias Janssen c.1580-c.1638 Netherlands

[edit] K

Name Lifespan Country of Work
Al-Khazini flourished 1115-1130 Persia
Abu-Mahmud al-Khujandi 940-1000 Persia
Al-Khwarizmi 780-850 Iraq
Gottfried Kirch 1639—1710 Germany

[edit] L

Name Lifespan Country of Work
Hans Lippershey 1570-1619 Netherlands

[edit] M

Name Lifespan Country of Work
Dmitri Maksutov 1896-1964 Russia/USSR
Jacob Metius c.1575-1628 Netherlands

[edit] N

Name Lifespan Country of Work
Isaac Newton 1643–1727 UK

[edit] O

Name Lifespan Country of Work

[edit] P

Name Lifespan Country of Work
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse 1800–1867 Ireland
Francis Gladheim Pease 1881–1938 USA
Richard Scott Perkin 1906–1969 USA

[edit] Q

Name Lifespan Country of Work

[edit] R

Name Lifespan Country of Work
Georg Friedrich von Reichenbach 1772-1826 Germany
George Willis Ritchey 1864-1945 USA

[edit] S

Name Lifespan Country of Work
George N. Saegmuller 1847-1934 USA
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
William Simms 1817–1907 England

[edit] T

Name Lifespan Country of Work
Edward Troughton 1753-1835 England
Sharaf al-Din al-Tusi 1135-1213 Iraq

[edit] U

Name Lifespan Country of Work

[edit] V

Name Lifespan Country of Work
Cornelius Varley 1781–1873 England
Yrjö Väisälä 1891-1971 Finland

[edit] W

Name Lifespan Country of Work

[edit] X

Name Lifespan Country of Work

[edit] Y

Name Lifespan Country of Work

[edit] Z

Name Lifespan Country of Work
Abraham Zacuto c.1450-c.1510 Portugal

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