Astronomers R-S

Name                                Date                    Association             Location               County

Rambaut, Arthur Alcock1859-1923OxfordOxfordshire
Rambaut, William Hautenville1822-1893BirrOffaly
Ramsden, Jesse1735-1800HalifaxYorkshire: West Riding
Reade, Joseph Bancroft1801-1870Reade’s Observatory [ReO]StoneBuckinghamshire
Recorde, Robert1508/12-1558TenbyPembrokeshire
Redman, Roderick Oliver1905-1975CambridgeCambridgeshire
Rees, John1862-?PenarthGlamorgan
Rees, Martin1942-CambridgeCambridgeshire
Rendell, Robert Fermor1873–1954Essex
Reynolds, John Henry1874-1949HarborneWarwickshire
Richards, Walter John Bruce1835-1904 LondonCounty of London
Richardson, Lawrence1869-1953Newcastle-upon-TyneNorthumberland
Richardson, William1804-1878Richardson’s Observatory [RiO]HalifaxYorkshire: West Riding
Riddle, Edward1788–1854Newcastle upon TyneNorthumberland
Rigaud, Stephen Peter1774-1839King’s Observatory [KiOR]OxfordOxfordshire
Robartes [Roberts], Francis1649-1718LanhydrockCornwall
Robbins, Frank1860-1933LondonCounty of London
Roberts, Eleazar1825-1912PwllheliCaernarvonshire
Roberts, Isaac1829-1924Roberts’s Maghull Observatory [RMO]; Robert’s Crowborough Observatory [RO]MagullLancashire
Roberts, Robert1777-1836Roberts’s Observatory [RO]HolyheadAnglesey
Roberts, Samuel1827-1913HorncastleLincolnshire
Robertson Armagh, Abram1751-1826RavensthorpeNorthamptonshire
Robinson, John Herbert Hedley1905-1991Hedley Robinson’s Observatory [HRO]TorbayDevon
Robinson, Thomas Romney1793-1882Armagh Observatory [AO]ArmaghArmagh
Rogers, Norman1922-2012Essex
Rogerson, William1796-1853GreenwichCounty of London
Rolston, William Edward1876-1921CambridgeCambridgeshire
Rowe      NKEssex
Roxburgh, William1812-1897IpswichSuffolk
Ruddy, Henry E      NKNorthamptonshire
Rupert-Jones, John Archibald1874-1934Milford HavenPembrokeshire
Russell, Annie Scott Dill1868-1947See Maunder  
Ryle, Sir Martin1918-1984Royal Greenwich Observatory [RGOH]CambridgeCambridgeshire
Ryle, Reginald, John1854-1922Ryle, Sir MartinBrightonSussex
Ryland, Thomas Glazebrook1818-1900Liverpool Astronomical Society ObservatoryThelwellCheshire
Ryves, Percy Mayow1881-1956EpsomSurrey
Sabine, Edward1788-1883East SheenSurrey
Salomons, Sir David Lionel Goldsmid-Stern-1851-1925Salomons, Sir DavidSouthboroughKent
Sandeman, Patrick1822-1861LeithMidlothian
Saunder, Samuel A.1852-1912Saunder’s Observatory [SaOC]CrowthorneBerkshire
Saxton, C. A.fl.1913-1931FromeSomerset
Scott, James1844-1928SelkirkSelkirkshire
Scott, James Lidderdale1848-1908EdinburghMidlothian
Scott, Williamc.1832-1906Merthyr TydfilGlamorgan
Seabroke, George Mitchell1838-1918RugbyWarwickshire
Sellers, Francis John1875-1959Sellers’s Observatory [SOMHL]LondonCounty of London
Selwyn, Canon William1806-1875CambridgeCambridgeshire
Senex, John1678-1740Cityof londonCounty of London
Sewell, Philip Edward1822-1906LondonDerbyshire
Shackleton, William1871-1921South KensingtonCounty of London
Sharp(e), Abraham1651-1742 Little HortonYorkshire: West Riding
Sharp, Johnfl.1739-1757West WycombeBuckinghamshire
Sheepshanks, Richard1794-1855CambridgeCambridgeshire
Shepherd, Anthony1721-1796Christ’s College Observatory [CCOC]CambridgeCambridgeshire
Shirley, Washington1722–1778Staunton HaroldDerbyshire
Short, James1710-1768EdinburghMidlothian
Shuckburgh-Evelyn, Sir George Augustus William1751-1804Shuckburgh Observatory [ShO]Shuckburgh HallWarwickshire
Sidgreaves, Walter1837-1919GrimsarghLancashire
Simmonds, George Hervey1836-1921Carrington’s Redhill Observatory [COR]RedhillSurrey
Simmons, Hugh1891-1962EdlesboroughBedfordshire
Simms, William1793-1860Simms’s Carshalton Observatory [SOC]CarshaltonSurrey
Skinner, Frederick1860-1927FamouthCornwall
Slater, Noel Bryan1912-1973CambridgeCambridgeshire
Slatter, John1817-1899Slatter’s Observatory [SOI]IffleyOxfordshire
Smart, William Marshall1889-1975DounePerthshire
Smeaton, John1724-1792LeedsYorkshire: West Riding
Smith, Charles Frederick Ortmann        -1949EdinburghMidlothian
Smith, Charles Michie1854-1922AberdeenAberdeenshire
Smith, John1579-1631WilloughbyLincolnshire
Smith, John1711-1795CambridgeCambridgeshire
Smith, Robert1689-1768)CambridgeCambridgeshire
Smyth, Charles Piazzi1819-1900NaplesMidlothian
Smyth, William Henry1788-1865Smyth’s Observatory [SOB]; Hartwell House Observatory [HaHO]BedfordBedfordshire
Snow, Robert1805-1854Snow’s Observatory [SOA]Cambridge; AshurstCambridgeshire; Kent
Somer, John        -1409BodminCornwall
Somerville, Mary [née Fairfax]1780-1872JedburghRoxburghshire
South, James1785–1867South’s Observatory [SOSL]; South’s Observatory [SOCHL]SouthwarkCounty of London
Spencer Compton, Joshua Alwyne1790-1851Castle AshbyNorthamptonshire
Spencer, George, fourth duke of Marlborough1739–1817Marlborough House Observatory [MHOL]; Blenheim Palace Observatory [BPO]London; WoodstockCounty of London; Oxfordshire
Stanley, Leonard John1888-CambridgeCambridgeshire
Steavenson, William Herbert1894-1975Steavenson’s Observatory [SONL]NorwoodCounty of London
Stevens, Catharine Octavia1865-1959OxfordOxfordshire
Stevens, Charles1852-1918IpswichSuffolk
Stevens, Kenneth       NKDerbyDerbyshire
Stewart, Balfour1828-1887KewSurrey
Stone, Edward1702-1768Princes RisboroughBuckinghamshire
Stone, Edward James1831-1897GreenwichCounty of London
Stoney, George Johnstone1826-1911BirrOffaly
Strach, Eric Hugo1914-2011 LiverpoolLancashire
Strachen, Williamc.1875-1935 BournemouthHampshire  
Stratford, William Samuel1789-1853LondonCounty of London
Stratton, Frederick John Marrian1881-1960CambridgeCambridgeshire
Staples, Irene Elizabeth Toye1882-1954See Warner, Irene Eliz.ToyeBristolSomerset
Strutt, William1758-1830 DerbyDerbyshire
Stuart, Charles1795-1872IpswichSuffolk
Swan, John1605-1671CambridgeCambridgeshire
Swirles, Bertha1903-1999NorthamptonNorthamptonshire