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A timeline of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, from Morrison and Coconni to SETI@home.
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Describes observations using balloons, rockets and satellites.
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PBS articles about 20th century astronomy and physics.
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Excerpts and commentary with reproductions of some of Elihu Vedder's illustrations.
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Features history of discoveries and references.
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Astronomy in Japan with a lot of information on Japanese Star lore and astronomical history.
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From the Uppsala University Newsletter for History of Science.
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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.
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A rare celestial atlas discovered in the library of the Manchester Astronomical Society.
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Workshops at Notre Dame, papers presented, abstracts, group pictures of attendees.
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Radio astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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Images from the history of astronomy, old telescopes, pictures of astronomers, observatories.
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Published by the Working Group for the History of Astronomy in the Astronomische Gesellschaft. Subscription is free.
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The motion of Earth in space, Newtonian mechanics, spaceflight and spacecraft, and a math refresher, on a high school level. This site deals with the world of gravity--of massive planets and stars, and the way spaceflight is achieved despite their strong pull.
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Covers the development of this ancient science from days of Stonehenge (3100 BC) to the discovery of Pulsars (1968 AD). Includes related resource links.
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Archive of the History of Astronomy Discussion Group, the mailing list for scholars in this field.
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An interdisciplinary course on cultural astronomy.
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An accurate calendar and the progenitor of the sexagesimal (base 60) "degree, minutes, seconds" measurement system.
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Yahoo group moderated by Stuart Williams, F.R.A.S.
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American Astronomical Society division devoted to history, with a link to pages on the history of the society itself.
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The History chapter of an introductory astronomy course.
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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.
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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.
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An overview of the history of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence using radio frequencies. Includes photos.
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An article by Owen Gingerich, in Scientific American, on ancient astronomy preserved and improved in the Islamic empire.
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Astronomy in Israel from Og's Circle to the Wise Observatory.
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A personal account by Jocelyn Bell Burnell on the discovery of pulsars.
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Articles on astronomers, observatories, work performed and its significance from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries.
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Announcements of discussions (in Oakland, California), open to the public, on various astronomy history topics, and an archive of past discussions
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Burndy Library online publication of 1940 article detailing the background and details of Roemer's work.
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Includes section on Rømers works.
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The discovery of the binary pulsar.
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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.
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The history of telescopes.
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A substantial look at the subject, and a review of N. M. Swerdlow's book.
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Robert Woodrow Wilson Nobel Lecture.
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An exhibition of rare books from the collection of the Linda Hall Library.
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The first hundred years, list of presidents, list of archived documents.
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Academic and popular topics, with a focus on Britain.
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An investigation of the science and history which bear on the mysterious star said to have accompanied the advent of Christ.
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The oldest exact astronomic constant? The ratio of earth rotations to lunar orbits in Aryabhata's AD 498 writing.
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Celestial atlases and globes on exhibit at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
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Article by Peter Brosche on gaining understanding of changes in the Moon's orbit.
