History of Astronomy : Persons

History of Astronomy: Persons (V)

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• Vaiana, Giuseppe Salvatore (1935-1991)
  • Short biography and references (in Italian)
  • Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo Giuseppe S. Vaiana
• Vali, Hojatollah (20th c.)
  • Very short biography
• Valier, Max (1895-1930)
  • Very short biography (Or see German version.)
• Van Allen, James Alfred (b. 1914)
  • Short biography
  • Very short biography
• van den Bergh, Sidney (b. 1929)
  • Very short biography
  • Appointment to Order of Canada
  • Bibliography (Library of Congress entries)
  • Bibliography (ADS entries)
  • References (ADS entries)
  • Find more about van den Bergh with Alta Vista
• van de Hulst, Hendrik Christoffel (1918-2000)
  • Short biography, photo, references, and links (Bruce medal.)
  • Very short biography (Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove)
• van de Kamp, Peter (1901-1995)
  • Very short biography
• Van Heeck, Johannes (1574-16--?)
  • Short biography
• Van Vleck, Edward Burr (1863-1943)
  • Short biography and references (MacTutor Hist. Math.)
• Vassenius: see Wassenius, Birger (1687-1771)
• Vaucouleurs, Gérard Henri de (1918-1995)
  • Obituary, transcript of the memorial service, statements
• Velikovsky, Immanuel (1895-1979)
  • Short biography
• Verbiest, Ferdinand (1623-1688)
  • Short biography and references
    From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
  • Short biography
  • Short biographical data and archival sources
• Verdon, George Frederic (1834-1896)
  • Very short biography and archival sources
• Vergilius of Salzburg [Virgilius; Irish Fergal, Ferghil, or Feirghil] (?-789)
  • Short biography and references
    From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
• Verhulst, Pierre Francois (1804-1849)
  • Short biography and references (MacTutor Hist. Math.)
• Verne, Jules (1828-1905)
  • Short biography and references
    From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
  • Find more about Verne with Alta Vista
• Vernier, Pierre (c.1580-1637)
  • Short biography and references
    From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
• Vespucci, Amerigo (1451-1512)
  • Short biography and references
    From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
• Vico, Francesco de (1805-1848)
  • Short biography and references
    From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
• Viète [Vieta], Francois (1540-1603)
  • Biographical data and references
  • Short biography and references (MacTutor Hist. Math.)
  • Short biography and references
• Villalpando, Juan Battista (1552-1608)
  • Biographical data and references
• Vincentius Bellovacensis [Engl. Vincent of Beauvais; Germ. Vincenz von Beauvais] (c.1190-c.1264)
  • Short biography and references
    From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
• Vitruvius (c. 70 BC - c. 25 BC)
  • Very short biography (Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove)
  • Find more about Vitruvius and astronomy with Alta Vista
• Viviani, Vincenzo (1622-1703)
  • Biographical data and references
  • Short biography and references (MacTutor Hist. Math.)
  • Short biography and relation to Galileo
  • Short biography
  • Links to WWW sources
• Vogel, Hermann Carl (1841-1907)
  • Short biography, photo, references, and links (Bruce medal.)
• Vries, Hugo de (1848-1935)
  • Very short biography (Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove)

Wolfgang R. Dick. Created: 16 Jan 1995. Latest update: 12 Feb 2004