List of astronomical instrument makers

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

## A

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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Abiyun al-Bitriq | fl. 630  |
Jabir ibn Aflah (Geber)  | c. 1100–1150  | Islamic Spain
Bhāskara II | c. 1114-1185  | India

## B

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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James Gilbert Baker | 1914–2005  | US
George Bass | early 18th century  | England
John Bird | 18th century  | England
Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī | 973–1048  | Persia
Tycho Brahe | 1546–1601  | Denmark
John Brashear | 1840–1920  | US

## C

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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Giuseppe Campani | 1635–1715  | Italy
Matteo Campani-Alimenis | 17th century  | Italy
Robert-Aglaé Cauchoix | 1776–1845  | France
Henri Chrétien | 1879–1956  | France
Alvan Clark | 1804–1887  | US
Alvan Graham Clark | 1832–1897  | US
George Bassett Clark | 1827–1891  | US
Thomas Cooke | 1807–1868  | England
Robert E. Cox | 1917–1989  | US

## D

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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John Henry Dallmeyer | 1830–1883  | England / Germany
John Dobson | 1915–2014  | US
John Dollond | 1706–1761  | England
Henry Draper | 1837–1882  | US

## E

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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## F

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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Henry Fitz | 1808–1863  | US
Joseph von Fraunhofer | 1787–1826  | Germany

## G

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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Vilem Gajdusek | 1895–1977  | Czech Republic
Galileo Galilei | 1564–1642  | Italy
James Gregory | 1638–1675  | Scotland
Howard Grubb | 1844–1931  | Ireland

## H

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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George Ellery Hale | 1868–1938  | US
Frederick James Hargreaves | 1891–1970  | England
Caroline Herschel | 1750–1848  | England
William Herschel | 1738–1822  | England
Henry Hindley | 1701–1771  | England
Robert Hooke | 1635–1703  | England
Christiaan Huygens | 1629–1695  | Netherlands

## I

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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Albert Graham Ingalls | 1888–1958  | US
Zenbei Iwahashi | 1756–1811  | Japan

## J

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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Zacharias Janssen | c.1580–c.1638  | Netherlands

## K

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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Jamshīd al-Kāshī | c. 1380–1429  | Persia
Al-Khazini | fl. 1115–1130  | Persia
Abu-Mahmud al-Khujandi | c. 940–1000  | Persia
Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī (Algoritmi)  | 780–850  | Iraq
Gottfried Kirch | 1639–1710  | Germany

## L

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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Lala Balhumal Lahori | c. 1842  | India
Hans Lippershey | 1570–1619  | Netherlands
Ali Kashmiri ibn Luqman | fl. 1589–1590  | Mughal India

## M

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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Dmitri Maksutov | 1896–1964  | Russia / Soviet Union
Jacob Metius | c.1575–1628  | Netherlands

## N

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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Isaac Newton | 1643–1727  | UK

## O

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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## P

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse | 1800–1867  | Ireland
Francis G. Pease | 1881–1938  | US
Richard Scott Perkin | 1906–1969  | US
John M. Pierce | 1886–1958  | US
Russell W. Porter | 1871–1949  | US

## Q

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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## R

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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Regiomontanus | 1436–1476  | Germany / Italy / Hungary
Georg Friedrich von Reichenbach | 1772–1826  | Germany
George Willis Ritchey | 1864–1945  | US

## S

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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George N. Saegmuller | 1847–1934  | US
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
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (Azophi)[1] | 903–986  | Persia

## T

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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Muhammad Saleh Thattvi | fl. 1659–1660  | Mughal India
Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf | 1526–1585  | Syria / Egypt / Turkey
Edward Troughton | 1753–1835  | England
Sharaf al-Dīn al-Tūsī | 1135–1213  | Iraq

## U

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## V

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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Cornelius Varley | 1781–1873  | England
Yrjö Väisälä | 1891–1971  | Finland

## W

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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James Watt | 1736–1819  | Scotland

## X

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## Y

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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Ibn Yunus | c. 950–1009  | Egypt

## Z

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Name |  Lifespan |  Country of work

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Abraham Zacuto | c. 1450–1510  | Spain and Portugal
Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (Arzachel)  | 1028–1087  | Islamic Spain

## See also

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* History of the telescope
* List of largest optical reflecting telescopes
* List of largest optical refracting telescopes
* List of observatory codes
* List of Russian astronomers and astrophysicists
* List of telescope types
* Space telescope
* Timeline of telescopes, observatories, and observing technology

## References

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1. ^ Hafez, Ihsan (2010). Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi and his book of the fixed stars: a journey of re-discovery (Thesis). James Cook University. p. VI. doi:10.25903/6xsf-aa64. "He also contributed to the building of an important observatory in the city of Shiraz as well as constructing many astronomical instruments such as astrolabes and celestial globes."

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