JRS: In article , seen in
news:uk.sci.astronomy, Steve Taylor posted
at Sun, 19 Oct 2003 18:17:03 :-

leshed out with many, many more names ?

Airy,
Adams,
Herschel.
Maskelyne
Young
Parsons
Grubb,
Hindle
Dollond
Dall
Ellison
Lassells
...Moore.,


To Herschel, add Herschel & Herschel.
Add Rosse, Earl of, unless covered by Parsons.
Add Orrery, Cork and.

Lassells/Lascelles??

How recent should it go? Hoyle, Hewish, Bell, ...

Probably anything in the FAQ should be expanded on the Web; but ISTM
that, in the FAQ, one-liners on twice those would not be grossly
excessive.

liSmith, J K (1888-1964, AR 32-45) Orbit of Hermes, photometry, author.

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