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Latin Name

Lat Long Diam

Origin

Abbe

57.3S

175.2E

66

"Ernst K.; German optician, physician,astronomer (1840-1905)."

Abbot

5.6N

54.8E

10

Charles Greeley; American astrophysicist(1872-1973).

Abduh

14.7N

39.0E

9

Mohammed; Egyptian writer(1849-1905).

Abel

34.5S

87.3E

122

Niels H.; Norwegian mathematician(1802-1829).

Abenezra

21.0S

11.9E

42

"Abraham Bar Rabbi BenEzra; Spanish Jewish mathematician, astronomer"

Abetti

19.9N

27.7E

65

Antonio; Italian astronomer (1846-1928);Georgio; Italian astronomer

Abul-W'afa

1.0N

116.6E

55

"Persian mathematician,astronomer (940-998)."

Abulfeda

13.8S

13.9E

65

"Abu'L-fida, Ismail (1273-1331); Syrian geographer."

Acosta

5.6S

60.1E

13

"Cristobal; Portuguese doctor, natural historian (1515-1580)."

Adams

31.9S

68.2E

66

John Couch; Britishastronomer (1819-1892); Charles H.; American as

Agatharchides

19.8S

30.9W

48

Greek geographer (unkn-c.)

Agrippa

4.1N

10.5E

44

Greek astronomer (unkn-fl. A.D. 92).

Airy

18.1S

5.7E

36

George Biddell; British astronomer (1801-1892).

Aitken

16.8S

173.4E

135

Robert G.; Americanastronomer (1864-1951).

Akis

20.0N

31.8W

2

Greek female name.

Al-Bakri

14.3N

20.2E

12

A. A.; Spanish-Arabgeographer (1010-1094).

Al-Biruni

17.9N

92.5E

77

"Persian astronomer,mathematician, geographer (973-1048)."

Al-Khwarizmi

7.1N

106.4E

65

Iraqi mathematician(unkn-c. 825).

Al-Marrakushi

10.4S

55.8E

8

"Moroccan astronomer, mathematician (fl. c.1262)."

Alan

10.9S

6.1W

2

Irish male name.

Albategnius

11.7S

4.3E

114

"Al-Batani, Muhammed Ben Geber C.; Iraqi astronomer, mathematic"

Alden

23.6S

110.8E

104

Harold L.; Americanastronomer (1890-1964).

Alder

48.6S

177.4W

77

Kurt; German organic chemist; Nobel laureate (1902-1958).

Aldrin

1.4N

22.1E

3

"Edwin E., Jr.; American astronaut (1930-Live)."

Alekhin

68.2S

131.3W

70

Nikolaj P.; Soviet rocket

Alexander

40.3N

13.5E

81

"Alexander the Great, of Macedon; Greek geographer (356-323 B.C.)."

Alfraganus

5.4S

19.0E

20

"Al Fargani, Muhammed Ebn"

Alhazen

15.9N

71.8E

32

Abu Ali Al-Hasan Ibn Al Haitham; Iraqi mathematician (987-10

Aliacensis

30.6S

5.2E

79

"D'Ailly, Pierre; French geographer (1350-1420)."

Almanon

16.8S

15.2E

49

Abdalla Al Mamun; Persian

Aloha

29.8N

53.9W

3

Hawaiian greeting.

Alpetragius

16.0S

4.5W

39

Nur Ed-Din Al Betrugi; Moroccan astronomer (unkn-c. 1100).

Alphonsus

13.7S

3.2W

108

Alfonso X; Spanish astronomer (1223-1284).

Alter

18.7N

107.5W

64

"Dinsmore; American astronomer, meteorologist (1888-1968)."

Ameghino

3.3N

57.0E

9

Fiorino (or Florentino); Italian natural historian (c. 1854-1911).

Amici

9.9S

172.1W

54

"Giovanni B.; Italian astronomer, botanist (1786-1863)."

Ammonius

8.5S

0.8W

8

Greek philosopher (unkn-c. 517).

Amontons

5.3S

46.8E

2

Guillaume; French physicist (1663-1705).

Amundsen

84.3S

85.6E

101

Roald E.; Norwegianexplorer (1872-1928).

Anaxagoras

73.4N

10.1W

50