Petr Pravec is a Czech astronomer, born in Třinec, a prolific discoverer of binary asteroids... more » | |
Petrus Apianus, also known as Peter Apian, was a German humanist, known for his works in... more » | |
Petrus Plancius was a Flemish astronomer, cartographer and clergyman. He was born as Pieter... more » | |
Phidias was an astronomer and the father of Archimedes. more » | |
Kelan Phil Cohran is a jazz musician. He is known most for his trumpet contributions in the Sun... more » | |
Philip Cary Plait, also known as The Bad Astronomer, is an American astronomer, skeptic, writer... more » | |
Philibert Jacques Melotte was a British astronomer whose parents immigrated from Belgium. In... more » | |
Philip Fox was an American astronomer and an officer in the U.S. Army. He was the first director... more » | |
Philippe Gustave le Doulcet, Comte de Pontécoulant Philippe Gustave Doulcet, Comte de Pontécoulant was a French astronomer. He was the younger son... more » | |
Pierangelo Ghezzi è un astronomo italiano. Ghezzi ha scoperto alcuni asteroidi e fa parte dello... more » | |
Piero Sicoli is an Italian astronomer who works at the Sormano Astronomical Observatory as an... more » | |
Pierre Antonini is a French astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids, and is also... more » | |
Pierre Charles Le Monnier was a French astronomer. His name is sometimes given as Lemonnier. more » | |
Pierre Jules César Janssen, also known as Jules Janssen, was a French astronomer who, along with... more » | |
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis was a French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters. He... more » | |
Pierre Henri Puiseux was a French astronomer. Born in Paris, son of Victor Puiseux, he was... more » | |
Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace was a French mathematician and astronomer whose work was... more » | |
Pieter Johannes van Rhijn was a Dutch astronomer. Born in Gouda, he studied at Groningen. He... more » | |
Pieter Theodorus Oosterhoff was a Dutch astronomer. He was the co-administrator, along with Jan... more » | |
Pietro Tacchini was an Italian astronomer. He was born and raised in Modena, Italy. He studied... more » | |
Ping-Tse Kao was a Chinese astronomer. He was entirely self-taught in this field. The crater Kao... more » | |
Plato Tiburtinus was a 12th-century Italian mathematician, astronomer and translator who lived... more » | |
Poul Jensen is a Danish astronomer. While working at Brorfelde Observatory he discovered... more » | |
Claudius Ptolemy was a Greco-Roman writer of Alexandria, known as a mathematician, astronomer,... more » | |
Pythagoras of Samos was an Ionian Greek philosopher, mathematician, and founder of the religious... more » |