an English scientist and inventor. He is best known for his contributions in the development of the Wheatstone bridge, which is used to measure an unknown electrical resistance

a French portrait painter, especially of women, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

a French chemist. He devised the principle used by chemical engineers to predict the effect a changing condition has on a system in chemical equilibrium

a Danish poet and playwright. He introduced romanticism into Danish literature

a German-born British astronomer, whose most significant contributions to astronomy were the discoveries of several comets, including the comet 35P/Herschel–Rigollet, which bears her name.

a Scottish physicist and chemist, known for his discoveries of magnesium, latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide.