This table summarizes the countries of Origin (where an astronomer was born) and
Contribution (the countries within which that astronomer made his contribution to
astronomy) as displayed in the Unedited List of Amateur and Professional Astronomers.
COUNTRY ORIGIN CONTRIBUTION Algeria 0 1 Argentina 1 3 Asia Minor 0 1 At Sea 1 0 Australia 15 30 Austria 1 2 Belgium 7 7 Brazil 0 3 Canada 18 23 Colombia 1 1 Congo 0 1 Cuba 1 0 Czechoslovakia 14 13 Denmark 55 55 El Salvador 1 0 England 246 223 Estonia 1 0 Finland 1 1 France 62 72 Germany 52 50 Greece 5 2 Hungary 13 11 India 4 6 Indonesia 0 1 Iraq 1 1 Ireland 19 9 Italy 15 18 Japan 33 32 Latvia 1 1 Liechtenstein 1 0 Malta 0 3 Mexico 3 3 Netherlands 31 29 News Zealand 15 32 Peru 1 1 Poland 18 16 Portugal 1 0 Prussia 1 1 Rhodesia/Zimbabwe 0 2 Romania 4 3 Russia, USSR 46 47 Scotland 23 12 South Africa 11 32 Spain 2 4 Sweden 2 1 Switzerland 7 5 Turkey 1 0 United States 298 483 Unknown 202 27 Uruguay 0 1 TOTALS 1,236 1,281 * *Includes some multiple countries of contribution.
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