The following is a list of astronomical instrument makers, along with lifespan and country of work, if available.

A Name Lifespan Country of work Abiyun al-Bitriqfl. 630Jabir ibn Aflah (Geber)c. 1100–1150Islamic SpainBhāskara IIc. 1114-1185India

B Name Lifespan Country of work James Gilbert Baker 1914–2005 USGeorge Bass early 18th centuryEnglandJohn Bird 18th centuryEnglandAbū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī973–1048PersiaTycho Brahe1546–1601DenmarkJohn Brashear 1840–1920US

C Name Lifespan Country of work Giuseppe Campani 1635–1715 ItalyMatteo Campani-Alimenis17th centuryItalyRobert-Aglaé Cauchoix1776–1845FranceHenri Chrétien1879–1956FranceAlvan Clark1804–1887USAlvan Graham Clark1832–1897USGeorge Bassett Clark 1827–1891USThomas Cooke1807–1868EnglandRobert E. Cox1917–1989US

D Name Lifespan Country of work John Henry Dallmeyer 1830–1883England / GermanyJohn Dobson1915–2014USJohn Dollond1706–1761EnglandHenry Draper1837–1882US

E Name Lifespan Country of work

F Name Lifespan Country of work Henry Fitz1808–1863USJoseph von Fraunhofer1787–1826Germany

G Name Lifespan Country of work Vilem Gajdusek 1895–1977 Czech RepublicGalileo Galilei 1564–1642ItalyJames Gregory 1638–1675 ScotlandHoward Grubb1844–1931Ireland

H Name Lifespan Country of work George Ellery Hale1868–1938USFrederick James Hargreaves 1891–1970 EnglandCaroline Herschel1750–1848EnglandWilliam Herschel1738–1822EnglandHenry Hindley 1701–1771 EnglandRobert Hooke 1635–1703 EnglandChristiaan Huygens 1629–1695 Netherlands

I Name Lifespan Country of work Albert Graham Ingalls1888–1958USZenbei Iwahashi1756–1811Japan

J Name Lifespan Country of work Zacharias Janssen c.1580–c.1638 Netherlands

K Name Lifespan Country of work Jamshīd al-Kāshīc. 1380–1429PersiaAl-Khazinifl. 1115–1130PersiaAbu-Mahmud al-Khujandic. 940–1000PersiaMuhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī (Algoritmi)780–850IraqGottfried Kirch1639–1710Germany

L Name Lifespan Country of work Lala Balhumal Lahori c. 1842 India Hans Lippershey 1570–1619 Netherlands Ali Kashmiri ibn Luqman fl. 1589–1590 Mughal India

M Name Lifespan Country of work Dmitri Maksutov1896–1964Russia / Soviet UnionJacob Metius c.1575–1628Netherlands

N Name Lifespan Country of work Isaac Newton1643–1727 UK

O Name Lifespan Country of work

P Name Lifespan Country of work William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse 1800–1867 IrelandFrancis G. Pease1881–1938 USRichard Scott Perkin 1906–1969USJohn M. Pierce 1886–1958USRussell W. Porter1871–1949US

Q Name Lifespan Country of work

R Name Lifespan Country of work Regiomontanus1436–1476Germany / Italy / HungaryGeorg Friedrich von Reichenbach 1772–1826GermanyGeorge Willis Ritchey 1864–1945US

S Name Lifespan Country of work George N. Saegmuller1847–1934USBernhard Schmidt 1879–1935GermanyIbn al-Shatir1304–1375SyriaJames Short 1710–1768EnglandJames Simms1828–1915EnglandWilliam Simms1793–1860England Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (Azophi)903–986Persia

T Name Lifespan Country of work Muhammad Saleh Thattvifl. 1659–1660Mughal IndiaTaqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf1526–1585Syria / Egypt / TurkeyEdward Troughton 1753–1835 EnglandSharaf al-Dīn al-Tūsī1135–1213Iraq

U Name Lifespan Country of work

V Name Lifespan Country of work Cornelius Varley 1781–1873EnglandYrjö Väisälä 1891–1971Finland

W Name Lifespan Country of work James Watt1736–1819Scotland

X Name Lifespan Country of work

Y Name Lifespan Country of work Ibn Yunus c. 950–1009 Egypt

Z Name Lifespan Country of work Abraham Zacuto c. 1450–1510 Spain and PortugalAbū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (Arzachel)1028–1087Islamic Spain

See also 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

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