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Sir Robert Charles Evans M.D., DSc, (19 October 1918 - 5 December 1995), was a British mountaineer, surgeon, and educator. Evans was the leader of the expedition which first climbed Kangchenjunga, the world's third highest peak, in 1955. Read more

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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, FRS (October 19, 1910 - August 21, 1995) was an Indian-born American astrophysicist who, with William A. Fowler, won the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics for key discoveries that led to the currently accepted theory on the later evolutionary stages of massive stars. [url...

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European Advanced Grant for ASTRON astronomer The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded an Advanced Grant to prof. dr. Raffaella Morganti, head of the Astronomy Group at ASTRON and professor by special appointment on Structure and Evolution of Radio Galaxies at the Kapteyn Astronomical I...

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Gart Westerhout (born 15 June 1927, The Hague, died 14 October 2012) was a Dutch-American astronomer. Well before completing his university studies at Leiden, he had already become well-established internationally as a radio astronomer in The Netherlands, specialising in studies of radio sou...

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Stacy Allison is most famous for becoming the first American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, in 1988. Read more

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Carl Clarence Kiess (October 18, 1887 - October 16, 1967) was an American astronomer. His main contributions was in the study of solar and stellar spectra. A lunar crater and the asteroid 1788 were named after him. Read more

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Thomas Harriot (Oxford, ca. 1560 - London, 2 July 1621) - or spelled Harriott, Hariot, or Heriot - was an English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer, and translator. He is sometimes credited with the introduction of the potato to the British Isles. Harriot was the first person to make a draw...

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Using big science to find tiny clues for life on Mars For 10 days out of the month, UC Davis graduate student Amy Williams gets to wake up on Mars. Along with the several hundred other members of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) team, Williams synchronises to the rhythm of the Curiosity rover's wor...

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Oxford marks 300 years since the birth of Frederick the Great Frederick the Great will be the subject of a lecture, exhibition and concert in Oxford today. A lecture on the King of Prussia (born 1712, reigned 1740-86) will be held at 5pm in the Sheldonian Theatre, with Tim Blanning speaking on 'The Cul...

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Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov (born 17 October 1919) is a Soviet physicist, well known for his role in developing the BKL conjecture in general relativity. Read more

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Karl Gordon Henize, Ph.D. (17 October 1926 - 5 October 1993) was an astronomer, NASA astronaut, space scientist, and professor at Northwestern University. He was stationed at several observatories around the world, including McCormick Observatory, Lamont-Hussey Observatory (South Africa)...

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Edouard Albert Roche (17 October 1820 - 27 April 1883) was a French astronomer and mathematician, who is best known for his work in the field of celestial mechanics. He gave his name to the concepts of the Roche sphere, Roche limit and Roche lobe. Read more

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Samuel Danforth (1626-1674) was a Puritan minister, preacher, poet, and astronomer, and an associate of the Rev. John Eliot of Roxbury, Massachusetts, known as the "Apostle to the Indians." He was born October 17, 1626, in Framlingham, Suffolk, England, the sixth of seven children o...

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William "Bill" Alison Anders (born October 17, 1933) is a former United States Air Force officer, NASA astronaut and businessman. He is, along with Apollo 8 crewmates Frank Borman and Jim Lovell, one of the first three persons to have left Earth orbit and traveled to the Moon (of only 24 pe...

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Paul Isaac Bernays (17 October 1888, London - 18 September 1977, Zurich) was a Swiss mathematician, who made significant contributions to mathematical logic, axiomatic set theory, and the philosophy of mathematics. He was an assistant and close collaborator of David Hilbert. Read more

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	Charles Evans (1918 - 1995) (Preview) Sir Robert Charles Evans M.D., DSc, (19 October 1918 - 5 December 1995), was a British mountaineer, surgeon, and educator. Evans was the leader of the expedition which first climbed Kangchenjunga, the world's third highest peak, in 1955. Read more	Blobrana	0	Oct 19 05:29 2012 by Blobrana
	Subramanyan Chandrasekhar (Preview) Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, FRS (October 19, 1910 - August 21, 1995) was an Indian-born American astrophysicist who, with William A. Fowler, won the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics for key discoveries that led to the currently accepted theory on the later evolutionary stages of massive stars. [url...	Blobrana	1	Oct 19 03:27 2012 by Blobrana
	Raffaella Morganti (Preview) European Advanced Grant for ASTRON astronomer The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded an Advanced Grant to prof. dr. Raffaella Morganti, head of the Astronomy Group at ASTRON and professor by special appointment on Structure and Evolution of Radio Galaxies at the Kapteyn Astronomical I...	Blobrana	0	Oct 18 15:06 2012 by Blobrana
	Gart Westerhout (1927 - 2012) (Preview) Gart Westerhout (born 15 June 1927, The Hague, died 14 October 2012) was a Dutch-American astronomer. Well before completing his university studies at Leiden, he had already become well-established internationally as a radio astronomer in The Netherlands, specialising in studies of radio sou...	Blobrana	0	Oct 18 17:23 2012 by Blobrana
	Stacy Allison (Preview) Stacy Allison is most famous for becoming the first American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, in 1988. Read more	Blobrana	0	Oct 18 05:37 2012 by Blobrana
	Carl Clarence Kiess (1887 - 1967) (Preview) Carl Clarence Kiess (October 18, 1887 - October 16, 1967) was an American astronomer. His main contributions was in the study of solar and stellar spectra. A lunar crater and the asteroid 1788 were named after him. Read more	Blobrana	0	Oct 18 05:36 2012 by Blobrana
	Thomas Harriot (1560 - 1621) (Preview) Thomas Harriot (Oxford, ca. 1560 - London, 2 July 1621) - or spelled Harriott, Hariot, or Heriot - was an English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer, and translator. He is sometimes credited with the introduction of the potato to the British Isles. Harriot was the first person to make a draw...	Blobrana	0	Oct 18 05:35 2012 by Blobrana
	Amy Williams (Preview) Using big science to find tiny clues for life on Mars For 10 days out of the month, UC Davis graduate student Amy Williams gets to wake up on Mars. Along with the several hundred other members of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) team, Williams synchronises to the rhythm of the Curiosity rover's wor...	Blobrana	0	Oct 18 02:15 2012 by Blobrana
	Frederick the Great (Preview) Oxford marks 300 years since the birth of Frederick the Great Frederick the Great will be the subject of a lecture, exhibition and concert in Oxford today. A lecture on the King of Prussia (born 1712, reigned 1740-86) will be held at 5pm in the Sheldonian Theatre, with Tim Blanning speaking on 'The Cul...	Blobrana	0	Oct 17 13:33 2012 by Blobrana
	Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov (Preview) Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov (born 17 October 1919) is a Soviet physicist, well known for his role in developing the BKL conjecture in general relativity. Read more	Blobrana	0	Oct 17 05:47 2012 by Blobrana
	Karl Gordon Henize (1926 - 1993) (Preview) Karl Gordon Henize, Ph.D. (17 October 1926 - 5 October 1993) was an astronomer, NASA astronaut, space scientist, and professor at Northwestern University. He was stationed at several observatories around the world, including McCormick Observatory, Lamont-Hussey Observatory (South Africa)...	Blobrana	0	Oct 17 05:46 2012 by Blobrana
	Edouard Albert Roche (1820 - 1883) (Preview) Edouard Albert Roche (17 October 1820 - 27 April 1883) was a French astronomer and mathematician, who is best known for his work in the field of celestial mechanics. He gave his name to the concepts of the Roche sphere, Roche limit and Roche lobe. Read more	Blobrana	0	Oct 17 05:44 2012 by Blobrana
	Samuel Danforth (1626-1674) (Preview) Samuel Danforth (1626-1674) was a Puritan minister, preacher, poet, and astronomer, and an associate of the Rev. John Eliot of Roxbury, Massachusetts, known as the "Apostle to the Indians." He was born October 17, 1626, in Framlingham, Suffolk, England, the sixth of seven children o...	Blobrana	0	Oct 17 05:43 2012 by Blobrana
	William Anders (Preview) William "Bill" Alison Anders (born October 17, 1933) is a former United States Air Force officer, NASA astronaut and businessman. He is, along with Apollo 8 crewmates Frank Borman and Jim Lovell, one of the first three persons to have left Earth orbit and traveled to the Moon (of only 24 pe...	Blobrana	0	Oct 17 05:42 2012 by Blobrana
	Paul Bernays (1888 - 1977) (Preview) Paul Isaac Bernays (17 October 1888, London - 18 September 1977, Zurich) was a Swiss mathematician, who made significant contributions to mathematical logic, axiomatic set theory, and the philosophy of mathematics. He was an assistant and close collaborator of David Hilbert. Read more	Blobrana	0	Oct 17 05:42 2012 by Blobrana
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