History of Astronomy : Persons

History of Astronomy: Persons (O)

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• Oberth, Hermann Julius (1894-1989)
  • Very short biography (Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove)
  • Very short biography
  • Hermann-Oberth-Raumfahrt-Museum, Feucht (in German)
• Odierna [Hodierna; Adierna], Gioanbatista [Giovan/Giovanni Battista] (1597-1660)
  • Biographical data and references
  • Hodierna's Deep Sky Observations
  • Manifestazioni per il quarto centenario della nascita di Giovanni Battista Hodierna (in Italian)
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• Oenopides of Chios (c. 490 BC - c. 420 BC)
  • Short biography and references (MacTutor Hist. Math.)
  • Very short biography (Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove)
• Öhman, Karl Yngve (1903-1988)
  • Very short biographical data and links
• Oja, Tarmo (20th c.)
  • (5080) Oja
• Oken, Lorenz (1779-1851)
  • Very short biography (Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove)
• Olbers, Heinrich Wilhelm (1758-1840)
  • Short biography and links (in German)
  • Short biography (infoplease.com)
  • Very short biography
  • Olbers' Paradox
  • Das Olberssche Paradoxon, von Peter H. Richter (in German)
  • Warum wird es nachts dunkel? Wissenschaftstheoretische Lehren aus dem Olbersschen Paradoxon, von Tobias Rieck (in German)
  • Comet Olbers
  • Mondkrater 'Olbers' (in German)
  • Fünf Schiffe nach Olbers benannt (in German)
  • Olbers Monument in Bremen (in German)
  • Olbers Monument in Bremen (picture)
  • Olbers-Gesellschaft e.V. Bremen (in German)
  • Olbers-Planetarium Bremen (in German)
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• Oliver, Bernard M. [Barney] (1916?-1995)
  • Obituary
• Omar Khayyam (1048-1122): see al-Khayyam
• Oort, Jan Hendrik (1900-1992)
  • Short biography, photo, references, and links (Bruce medal.)
  • Very short biography (Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove)
  • Very short biography
  • Very short biography (infoplease.com)
  • Oort cloud
  • J.H. Oort Building, Leiden, The Netherlands
• Öpik (Opik), Ernst Julius (1893-1985)
  • Biography
  • Short biography, photo, references, and links (Bruce medal.)
  • Armin Alexander Öpik (brother) and family history
• Oppenheim, Samuel (1857-1928)
  • Very short biography (in German) (20 Oct 1997: removed from the Web)
• Oppenheimer, Julius Robert (1904-1967)
  • Short biography
• Oppolzer, Theodor von (1841-1886)
  • Very short biography and reference (Or see German version.)
  • Very short biography (Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove)
• Oresme, Nicole d' (1320-1382)
  • Short biography and references (MacTutor Hist. Math.)
  • Very short biography (Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove)
• Oriani, Barnaba [Barnabé] (1752-1832)
  • Short biography and references
    From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
  • Laplace, Oriani, and the "Italian meridian degree", by G. Tagliaferri and P. Tucci
    From Proceedings della 1st Europhysics Conference History of Physics in Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries, Villa Olmo, Como September 2-3, 1992. pp. 93-100.
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• Osiander, Andreas (1498-1552)
  • Biographical data and references
  • Short biography
• Osipovskij [Osipovsky], Timofej [Timofei] Fedorovich (1765-1832)
  • Short biography and references (MacTutor Hist. Math.)
• Osterbrock, Donald Edward (b. 1924)
  • Short biography, photo, references, and links (Bruce medal.)
• Oughtred [Owtred], William (1575-1660)
  • Biographical data and references
  • Short biography and references (MacTutor Hist. Math.)
• Ozanam, Jacques (1640-1717/18)
  • Biographical data and references
  • Short biography and references (MacTutor Hist. Math.)

Wolfgang R. Dick. Created: 16 Jan 1995. Latest update: 20 Feb 2002