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Stanford Earl Woosley (born December 8, 1944) is a physicist, and Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics. He is the director of the Center for Supernova Research at UCSC. He has published over 300 papers. Read more

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Margaret J. Geller (born 1947) is an American astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics. Her work has included pioneering maps of the nearby universe, studies of the relationship between galaxies and their environment, and the development and application of methods f...

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Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov (born December 8, 1927 in Petropavlovsk) is a former Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 4, Soyuz 8, and Soyuz 10. Read more

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Peter Andreas Hansen (December 8, 1795 - March 28, 1874) was a Danish astronomer, was born at Tønder, Schleswig. Read more

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Jacques Salomon Hadamard (December 8, 1865 - October 17, 1963) was a French mathematician who made major contributions in number theory, complex function theory, differential geometry and partial differential equations. Read more

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Quintus Horatius Flaccus (8 December 65 BCE - 27 November 8 BCE), known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. Read more

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'Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (December 7, 903. Rey, Iran - May 25, 986. Shiraz) was a Persian astronomer also known as 'Abd ar-Rahman as-Sufi, or 'Abd al-Rahman Abu al-Husayn, 'Abdul Rahman Sufi, 'Abdurrahman Sufi and known in the west as Azophi; the lunar crater Azophi and the minor planet 12621 Alsufi a...

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Nicholas Michael Katz (born 7 December 1943) is an American mathematician, working in the fields of algebraic geometry, particularly on p-adic methods, monodromy and moduli problems, and number theory. He is currently a professor in the Mathematics Department at Princeton University in Princ...

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Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (6 December 1778 - 9 May 1850) was a French chemist and physicist. He is known mostly for two laws related to gases, and for his work on alcohol-water mixtures, which led to the degrees Gay-Lussac used to measure alcoholic beverages in many countries. Read more

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Yoshio Nishina (December 6, 1890 - January 10, 1951) was the founding father of modern physics research in Japan. He co-authored the well-known KleinNishina formula. He was a principal investigator of RIKEN and mentored generations of physicists, including two Nobel Laureates: Hideki Yukawa a...

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Johann Palisa (December 6, 1848 - May 2, 1925) was an Austrian astronomer, born in Opava in Austrian Silesia (now in the Czech Republic). He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids, discovering 122 in all, from 136 Austria in 1874 to 1073 Gellivara in 1923. Some of his notable discoveries include 153 H...

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Niccolò Zucchi (December 6, 1586 - May 21, 1670) was an Italian Jesuit, astronomer, and physicist. As an astronomer he may have been the first to see the belts on the planet Jupiter (on May 17, 1630), and reported spots on Mars in 1640. Read more

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Saint Nicholas (Greek: Hagios Nicolaos) (270 - 6 December 343), also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, in Lycia, part of modern-day Turkey). His feastday is 6 December [O.S. 19 December]. Read more

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William Thomson "Will" Hay (6 December 1888 - 18 April 1949) was an English comedian, actor, film director and amateur astronomer. Aside from his day job as a comedian, Hay was a dedicated and respected amateur astronomer. His personal observatory sat in his garden in Mill Hill, the dom...

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Lubo Motl (born December 5, 1973) is a Czech theoretical physicist and commentator on physics, global warming and politics. His scientific research concentrated on string theory, of which he has been a passionate defender. He proposed Matrix string theory in 1997. Read more

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	Stanford E. Woosley (Preview) Stanford Earl Woosley (born December 8, 1944) is a physicist, and Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics. He is the director of the Center for Supernova Research at UCSC. He has published over 300 papers. Read more	Blobrana	0	Dec 8 07:45 2012 by Blobrana
	Margaret J. Geller (Preview) Margaret J. Geller (born 1947) is an American astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics. Her work has included pioneering maps of the nearby universe, studies of the relationship between galaxies and their environment, and the development and application of methods f...	Blobrana	0	Dec 8 07:45 2012 by Blobrana
	Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov (Preview) Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov (born December 8, 1927 in Petropavlovsk) is a former Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 4, Soyuz 8, and Soyuz 10. Read more	Blobrana	0	Dec 8 07:44 2012 by Blobrana
	Peter Andreas Hansen (1795 - 1874) (Preview) Peter Andreas Hansen (December 8, 1795 - March 28, 1874) was a Danish astronomer, was born at Tønder, Schleswig. Read more	Blobrana	1	Dec 8 07:49 2012 by Blobrana
	Jacques Salomon Hadamard (1865 - 1963) (Preview) Jacques Salomon Hadamard (December 8, 1865 - October 17, 1963) was a French mathematician who made major contributions in number theory, complex function theory, differential geometry and partial differential equations. Read more	Blobrana	1	Dec 8 07:48 2012 by Blobrana
	Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65 BCE - 8 BCE) (Preview) Quintus Horatius Flaccus (8 December 65 BCE - 27 November 8 BCE), known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. Read more	Blobrana	1	Dec 8 07:47 2012 by Blobrana
	Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (903 - 986) (Preview) 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (December 7, 903. Rey, Iran - May 25, 986. Shiraz) was a Persian astronomer also known as 'Abd ar-Rahman as-Sufi, or 'Abd al-Rahman Abu al-Husayn, 'Abdul Rahman Sufi, 'Abdurrahman Sufi and known in the west as Azophi; the lunar crater Azophi and the minor planet 12621 Alsufi a...	Blobrana	0	Dec 7 07:48 2012 by Blobrana
	Nick Katz (Preview) Nicholas Michael Katz (born 7 December 1943) is an American mathematician, working in the fields of algebraic geometry, particularly on p-adic methods, monodromy and moduli problems, and number theory. He is currently a professor in the Mathematics Department at Princeton University in Princ...	Blobrana	0	Dec 7 07:47 2012 by Blobrana
	Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778 - 1850) (Preview) Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (6 December 1778 - 9 May 1850) was a French chemist and physicist. He is known mostly for two laws related to gases, and for his work on alcohol-water mixtures, which led to the degrees Gay-Lussac used to measure alcoholic beverages in many countries. Read more	Blobrana	0	Dec 6 07:44 2012 by Blobrana
	Yoshio Nishina (1890 - 1951) (Preview) Yoshio Nishina (December 6, 1890 - January 10, 1951) was the founding father of modern physics research in Japan. He co-authored the well-known KleinNishina formula. He was a principal investigator of RIKEN and mentored generations of physicists, including two Nobel Laureates: Hideki Yukawa a...	Blobrana	0	Dec 6 07:41 2012 by Blobrana
	Johann Palisa (1848 - 1925) (Preview) Johann Palisa (December 6, 1848 - May 2, 1925) was an Austrian astronomer, born in Opava in Austrian Silesia (now in the Czech Republic). He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids, discovering 122 in all, from 136 Austria in 1874 to 1073 Gellivara in 1923. Some of his notable discoveries include 153 H...	Blobrana	1	Dec 6 07:51 2012 by Blobrana
	Niccolò Zucchi (1586 - 1670) (Preview) Niccolò Zucchi (December 6, 1586 - May 21, 1670) was an Italian Jesuit, astronomer, and physicist. As an astronomer he may have been the first to see the belts on the planet Jupiter (on May 17, 1630), and reported spots on Mars in 1640. Read more	Blobrana	1	Dec 6 07:49 2012 by Blobrana
	Saint Nicholas (270 - 6 December 343) (Preview) Saint Nicholas (Greek: Hagios Nicolaos) (270 - 6 December 343), also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, in Lycia, part of modern-day Turkey). His feastday is 6 December [O.S. 19 December]. Read more	Blobrana	1	Dec 6 07:45 2012 by Blobrana
	Will Hay (1888 - 1949) (Preview) William Thomson "Will" Hay (6 December 1888 - 18 April 1949) was an English comedian, actor, film director and amateur astronomer. Aside from his day job as a comedian, Hay was a dedicated and respected amateur astronomer. His personal observatory sat in his garden in Mill Hill, the dom...	Blobrana	0	Dec 6 07:43 2012 by Blobrana
	Luboš Motl (Preview) Lubo Motl (born December 5, 1973) is a Czech theoretical physicist and commentator on physics, global warming and politics. His scientific research concentrated on string theory, of which he has been a passionate defender. He proposed Matrix string theory in 1997. Read more	Blobrana	0	Dec 5 07:48 2012 by Blobrana
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