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Latin Name

Lat

Long

Diam

Origin

Rabbi-Levi

34.7S

23.6E

81

"Gershon, Levi Ben; Spanish-Jewish philosopher, mathematicia"

Racah

13.8S

179.8W

63

Giulio; Italian-Israeli physicist (1909-1965).

Racine

8.3S

99.0E

30

Jean Baptiste; French playwright (1639-1699).

Raimond

14.6N

159.3W

70

"J. J., Jr.; Dutch astronomer (1903-1961)."

Raman

27.0N

55.1W

10

Chandrasekhara V.; Indian physicist; Nobel laureate (1888-1970).

Ramsay

40.2S

144.5E

81

Sir William; British chemist; Nobel laureate (1852-1916).

Ramsden

0.0N

0.0E

24

Jesse; British instrument maker (1735-1800).

Rankine

3.9S

71.5E

8

"William John M.; Scottish physicist, engineer (1820-1872)."

Raspletin

22.5S

151.8E

48

Aleksandr Andreyevich; Soviet radio engineer(1908-1967).

Ravi

22.5S

151.8E

48

Indian male name.

Rayet

44.7N

114.5E

27

George A. P.; French astronomer (1839-1906).

Rayleigh

29.3N

89.6E

114

"John W. Strutt, Lord Rayleigh; British physicist; Nobel laurea"

Razumov

39.1N

114.3W

70

Vladimir V.; Sovietrocket builder (1890-1967).

Recht

9.8N

124.0E

20

"Albert W.; Americanastronomer, mathematician (1892-1962)."

Regiomontanus

28.3S

1.0W

108

"Muller, Johann; German astronomer, mathematician (1436-1476)."

Regnault

54.1N

88.0W

46

Henri Victor; French chemist; physicist (1810-1878).

Reichenbach

30.3S

48.0E

71

Georg von; German optician (1772-1826).

Reimarus

47.7S

60.3E

48

"Baer, Nicolai Reymers; German mathemetician c. 1550-c.1600"

Reiner

7.0N

54.9W

29

"Reinieri, Vincentio; Italian astronomer, mathematician (unkn-16"

Reinhold

3.3N

22.8W

42

"Erasmus; German astronomer, mathematician (1511-1553)."

Repsold

51.3N

78.6W

109

Johann Georg; German inventor (1770-1830).

Resnik

38.8S

150.1W

20

Judith Arlene; member of the Challenger crew (1949-1986); previous

Respighi

2.8N

71.9E

18

Lorenzo; Italian astronomer (1824-1890).

Reumur

2.4S

0.7E

52

Rene Antoine Ferchault De; French physicist (1683-1757).

Rhaeticus

0.0N

4.9E

45

"Georg Joachim von Lauchen of Rhaetia; Hungarianastronomer, mathemat"

Rheita

37.1S

47.2E

70

"Anton Maria Schyrle of Rhaetia; Czechoslovakian astronomer, opticia"

Riccioli

3.3S

74.6W

139

Giovanni Battista; Italian astronomer (1598-1671).

Riccius

36.9S

26.5E

71

"Ricci, Matteo; Italian mathematician, geographer (1552-1610)."

Ricco

75.6N

176.3E

65

Annibale; Italian astronomer (1844-1911).

Richards

7.7N

140.1E

16

Theodore W.; American chemist; Nobel laureate (1868-1928).

Richardson

31.1N

100.5E

141

Sir Owen Willans; British quantum physicist; Nobel laureate (1879-1

Riedel

48.9S

139.6W

0

Klaus; German rocketry scientist (1907-1944); Walter; German rock

Riemann

38.9N

86.8E

163

Georg F. B.; Germanmathematician (1826-1866).

Ritchey

11.1S

8.5E

24

"George Willis; American astronomer, optician (1864-1945)."

Rittenhouse

74.5S

106.5E

26

"David; American inventor, astronomer, mathematician (1732-1796)."

Ritter

2.0N

19.2E

29

Karl; German geographer (1779-1859); August; German astrophysicist(

Ritz

15.1S

92.2E

51

Walter; Swiss physicist (1878-1909).

Robert

19.0N

27.4E

1

English male name.

Roberts

71.1N

174.5W

89

Alexander W.; SouthAfrican astronomer (1857-1938); Isaac; Britis

Robertson

21.8N

105.2W

88

"Howard P.; Americanphysicist, mathematician (1903-1961)."

Robinson

59.0N

45.9W

24

"John Thomas Romney; Irish astronomer, physicist, meteorologist ("

Rocca

12.7S

72.8W

89

Giovanni Antonio; Italian mathematician (1607-1656).

Rocco

28.9N

45.0W

4

Italian male name.

Roche

42.3S

136.5E

160

Edouard A.; French astronomer (1820-1883).

Romeo

7.5N

122.6E

8

Italian male name.

Romer

25.4N

36.4E

39

Ole; Danish astronomer (1644-1710).

Rontgen

33.0N

91.4W

126

Wilhelm C.; German physicist; Nobel laureate (1845-1923).

Rosa

20.3N

32.3W

1

Spanish female name.

Rosenberger

55.4S

43.1E

95

"Otto August; Germanastronomer, mathematician (1800-1890)."

Ross

11.7N

21.7E

24

James Clark; British explorer (1800-1862);Frank E.; American as

Rosse

17.9S

35.0E

11

"William Parsons, Earl of Rosse; Irish astronomer (1800-1867)."

Rosseland

41.0S

131.0E

75

Svein; Norwegian astrophysicist (1894-1985).

Rost

56.4S

33.7W

48

Leonhard; German astronomer (1688-1727).

Rothmann

30.8S

27.7E

42

Christopher; Germanastronomer (unkn-1600).

Rowland

57.4N

162.5W

171

Henry A.; American physicist (1848-1901).

Rozhdestvenskiy

85.2N

155.4W

177

Dmitriy S.; Soviet physicist (1876-1940).

Rumford

28.8S

169.8W

61

"Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford; British physicist (1753-1814)"

Runge

2.5S

86.7E

38

Carl David Tolme; German mathematician (1856-1927).

Russell

26.5N

75.4W

103

Henry Norris; American astronomer (1877-1957); John; British sele

Ruth

28.7N

45.1W

3

Hebrew female name.

Rutherford

10.7N

137.0E

13

Sir Ernest; Britishphysicist; Nobel laureate (1871-1937).

Rutherfurd

60.9S

12.1W

48

Lewis Morris; American astronomer (1816-1892).

Rydberg

46.5S

96.3W

49

Johannes R.; Swedish physicist (1854-1919).

Rynin

47.0N

103.5W

75

Nikolaj A.; Soviet rocketry scientist (1877-1942).