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Astronomy
Features history of discoveries and references.
http://jacq.istos.com.au/sundry/astro.html
The Babylonian Theory of the Planets
A substantial look at the subject, and a review of N. M. Swerdlow's book.
http://www.maa.org/reviews/babplanets.html
History of SETI
An overview of the history of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence using radio frequencies. Includes photos.
http://www.seti.org/site/pp.asp?c=ktJ2J9MM...
The Manchester Astronomical Society History
The first hundred years, list of presidents, list of archived documents.
http://www.mikeoates.org/mas/history.htm
From Stargazers to Starships
Tutorial/historical exposition of the motion of Earth in space, Newtonian mechanics and spaceflight, on a high school level.
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sintro.htm
History and Philosophy of Western Astronomy
The History chapter of an introductory astronomy course.
http://www.astronomynotes.com/history/s1.h...
Little Green Men, White Dwarfs or Pulsars?
A personal account by Jocelyn Bell Burnell on the discovery of pulsars.
http://www.bigear.org/vol1no1/burnell.htm
A Science Odyssey - Physics and Astronomy
PBS articles about 20th century astronomy and physics.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/physa...
Astronomy in the 18th Century
Discusses the development of reflective telescopes during the 1700's. Covers the different types of mirrors and lens that were used during these times. Includes some key contributors to the improvement of the telescope during this period.
http://www.cosmicelk.co.uk/astronomy18c.ht...
Fabri de Peiresc's Quest for a Method to Calculate Terrestrial Longitude
Article by Jane T. Tolbert in the Historian publication in 1999. Whereas Galileo sought to confront and embarrass the established Church, Peiresc worked from within clerical ranks with persuasion and tact.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m2082/4_6...
Tycho's Star Maps
Celestial atlases and globes on exhibit at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server.php?request=se...
Understanding Tidal Friction
Article by Peter Brosche on gaining understanding of changes in the Moon's orbit.
http://www.tribunes.com/tribune/art98/bros...
Hindu Cosmological Time Cycles
An accurate calendar and the progenitor of the sexagesimal (base 60) "degree, minutes, seconds" measurement system.
http://www.aaronsrod.com/time-cycles/index...
Harmonia Macrocosmica by Andreas Cellarius
Atlas of the heavens as seen by the astronomers of the time of its 1661 printing: Copernicus, Ptolemy, Brahe, and Aratus. Entire book has been digitized and the images may be browsed or searched.
http://www.lib.utah.edu/digital/cellarius....
Heavenly Mathematics: Cultural Astronomy
An interdisciplinary course on cultural astronomy.
http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teachi...
Astronomical References in the Ruba'iyât of Omar Khayyam
Excerpts and commentary with reproductions of some of Elihu Vedder's illustrations.
http://www.minaret.org/INSAP3.htm
A Brief SETI Chronology
A timeline of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, from Morrison and Coconni to SETI@home.
http://www.setileague.org/general/history....
Historiacoelestis
Yahoo group moderated by Stuart Williams, F.R.A.S.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/historiacoel...
Digital Archive of Historical Astronomy Pictures
Images from the history of astronomy, old telescopes, pictures of astronomers, observatories.
http://www42.pair.com/infolund/bolaget/DAH...
Jewish Astronomy, From Ancient to Modern Times
Astronomy in Israel from Og's Circle to the Wise Observatory.
http://wise-obs.tau.ac.il/judaism/jewish_a...
The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
Robert Woodrow Wilson Nobel Lecture.
http://nobelprize.org/physics/laureates/19...
The Society For The History Of Astronomy
Academic and popular topics, with a focus on Britain.
http://www.shastro.org.uk/
History of Astronomy
Offers a history of the field and science. Features links to related sites, awards and contact details. Provided by the Working Group for the History of Astronomy.
http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/ast...
Astronomy in Sweden 1860-1940
From the Uppsala University Newsletter for History of Science.
http://www.astro.uu.se/history/swehistory_...
Russell A. Hulse - Nobel Lecture
The discovery of the binary pulsar.
http://nobelprize.org/physics/laureates/19...
MuslimHeritage.com - Astronomy
Articles on astronomers, observatories, work performed and its significance from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries.
http://www.muslimheritage.com/topics/defau...
Gene Smith's Brief History of Astronomy
Covers the development of this ancient science from days of Stonehenge (3100 BC) to the discovery of Pulsars (1968 AD). Includes related resource links.
http://cassfos02.ucsd.edu/public/tutorial/...
Islamic Astronomy
An article by Owen Gingerich, in Scientific American, on ancient astronomy preserved and improved in the Islamic empire.
http://users.kfupm.edu.sa/phys/alshukri/PH...
Historical Astronomy Division
American Astronomical Society division devoted to history, with a link to pages on the history of the society itself.
http://www.aas.org/~had/had.html
The Àryabhatíya of Àryabhata
The oldest exact astronomic constant? The ratio of earth rotations to lunar orbits in Aryabhata's AD 498 writing.
http://www.jqjacobs.net/astro/aryabhata.ht...
HASTRO-L
Archive of the History of Astronomy Discussion Group, the mailing list for scholars in this field.
http://listserv.wvu.edu/archives/hastro-l....
History of Astronomy Pages
Frederik Kaiser (1808-1872) and the professionalisation of Dutch astronomy; The "Lost Letters" of J.C. Kapteyn (1851-1922); Many history of astronomy and history of science links with a Dutch flavour.
http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~heijden/his...
The Star of Bethlehem
An investigation of the science and history which bear on the mysterious star said to have accompanied the advent of Christ.
http://www.bethlehemstar.net/
Atlas Celeste
A rare celestial atlas discovered in the library of the Manchester Astronomical Society.
http://www.mikeoates.org/mas/bevis/home.ht...
Biennial History of Astronomy Conferences
Workshops at Notre Dame, papers presented, abstracts, group pictures of attendees.
http://www.nd.edu/~histast4/index.html
Telescopes from the Ground Up
The history of telescopes.
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/e...
Starry Messenger
Phase I of the Electronic History of Astronomy, developed in the Whipple Museum of the History of Science at Trinity College, Cambridge. Covers the history of instruments and techniques, themes such as astrology and calendar reform, and biographies of major historical astronomers.
http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/starry/starrymess...
Big Ear Radio Observatory
No longer in operation, and includes a beginner's guide, facility and equipment information, press releases, and slide shows.
http://www.bigear.org/
Electronic Newsletter for the History of Astronomy
Published by the Working Group for the History of Astronomy in the Astronomische Gesellschaft. Subscription is free.
http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/aa/...
Northern California History of Astronomy Luncheon and Discussion Association
Announcements of discussions (in Oakland, California), open to the public, on various astronomy history topics, and an archive of past discussions
http://nchalada.org/
A History of X-ray Astronomy at Goddard
Describes observations using balloons, rockets and satellites.
http://universe.gsfc.nasa.gov/xrays/histor...
Rundetaarn: Centuries of Astronomy in Denmark
Includes section on Rømers works.
http://www.rundetaarn.dk/engelsk/observato...
Roemer and the First Determination of the Velocity of Light
Burndy Library online publication of 1940 article detailing the background and details of Roemer's work.
http://dibinst.mit.edu/BURNDY/OnlinePubs/R...
Astronomy in Japan
Astronomy in Japan with a lot of information on Japanese Star lore and astronomical history.
http://www2.gol.com/users/stever/jastro.ht...
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