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The history of telescopes.
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Telescopes from the Ground Up Explore the history of telescopes, from Galileo to NASA's Great Observatories. Teaching Tips Computer Needs All About Telescopes Telescope Links...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.
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Untitled Document ...The History chapter of an introductory astronomy course.
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History and Philosophy of Western Astronomy Chapter index in this window 151 151; Chapter index in separate window This material (including images) is copyrighted See my copyright notice for fair use practices. Now that you have some feeling for the scales of time and space that...Astronomy in Israel from Og's Circle to the Wise Observatory.
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Astronomy in Israel: From Og's Circle to the Wise Observatory With the highly singular history of this nation, the scene will move from Eretz-Israel* to Babylon (present day Iraq) and to Europe before returning to this area. MEGALITHS Prehistoric astronomical activity is represented by a Stonehengelike megalithic circle and Observatory...The oldest exact astronomic constant? The ratio of earth rotations to lunar orbits in Aryabhata's AD 498 writing.
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The Àryabhatíya of Àryabhata by J. Q. Jacobs The ryabhatya of ryabhata The oldest exact astronomical constant 1998 by James Q. Jacobs In the work The ryabhatya of ryabhata, An Ancient Indian Work on Mathematics and Astronomy, translated by William Eugene Clark, Professor of Sanskrit at Harvard University...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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Scholars debate whether the Star of Bethlehem is a legend manufactured by the early church or a miracle which marked the advent of Christ. But if the Star was a real astronomical event, what could it have been? Presentation Times...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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NCHALADA A meets several times a year at the Chabot Space and Science Center in the hills of Oakland, California. We spend a Saturday morning and afternoon discussing two topics related to (did you guess this) the history of astronomy. Between...An accurate calendar and the progenitor of the sexagesimal (base 60) "degree, minutes, seconds" measurement system.
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Exegesis of Hindu Cosmological Time Cycles Than are dreamt of in your philosophy Shakespeare, Hamlet) Table of Contents PREFACE INTRODUCTION WESTERN SCHOLARS AND THE ORIGIN OF INDIAN ASTRONOMY OVERVIEW OF HINDU COSMOLOGICAL TIME CYCLES INDIAN SEXAGESIMAL DIVISION OF THE DAY INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CATURYUGA PERIOD INFRASTRUCTURE...Eclipse calculation, heliocentric theory, size of the world.
http://india.coolatlanta.com/GreatPages/sudheer/astro.html
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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History of Astronomy Pages Kaiser and the modernisation of Dutch 19th C. astronomy J.C. Kapteyn (1851-1922) A search for the correspondence of the astronomer J.C. Kapteyn To my collection of History of Astronomy Links Petra van der Heijdenheijden@strw.leidenuniv.nl Last modified: Wed Oct 1 22:09:12...American Astronomical Society division devoted to history, with a link to pages on the history of the society itself.
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Historical Astronomy Division Society is pleased to announce that Steven J. Dick has been awarded the fifth LeRoy E. Doggett Prize for Historical Astronomy. The award of the Prize was for his distinguished career and publication record that has significantly influenced the field...A timeline of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, from Morrison and Coconni to SETI@home.
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A Brief SETI Chronology Nature magazine the first modern SETI article Searching for Interstellar Communication which indicated the potential of using microwave radio for extraterrestrial communication. 1960: The first SETI search, Project Ozma, is conducted by Dr. Frank Drake at the National Radio Astronomy...PBS articles about 20th century astronomy and physics.
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A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Events and Discoveries Planck discovers the quantum nature of energy 1905 Einstein publishes the special theory of relativity 1912 Leavitt discovers a correlation between Cepheids period and luminosity 1913 Rutherford and Bohr describe atomic structure 1915 Einstein announces the general theory of relativity...Workshops at Notre Dame, papers presented, abstracts, group pictures of attendees.
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Biennial History of Astronomy Workshops Welcome to the web page for the Biennial History of Astronomy Workshops held at the University of Notre Dame. On this site, you'll find some history of the workshops, archival information from the previous four workshops, web links, and other...A substantial look at the subject, and a review of N. M. Swerdlow's book.
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Read This: The Babylonian Theory of the Planets Online book review column The Babylonian Theory of the Planets by N. M. Swerdlow Reviewed by Stacy G. Langton One of the great discoveries of the nineteenth century was a discovery about the past the existence of a highly sophisticated...Yahoo group moderated by Stuart Williams, F.R.A.S.
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Yahoo! Groups historiacoelestis Keep connected to your friends and family through blogs, photos and more. Create your own 360° page now. Home Activity within 7 days: 2 New Members Description Friends, Historians, Astronomers: WELCOME! Historia Coelestis means (among other things) The Story of...Short descriptions of important discoveries, events, and birthdays sorted by month.
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This Month In the History of Astronomy This series originally appeared in the newsletter of the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society some years back. The items were culled from various sources, but started with the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Mercury 100th anniversary celebratory issue. I continue to...Images from the history of astronomy, old telescopes, pictures of astronomers, observatories.
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Digital Archive of Historical Astronomy Pictures A collection of pictures from the history of astronomy. 35 pictures are currently available. Choose from the following categories: Solar system Stellar astronomy Telescopes and other instruments Observatories Travelling astronomers People Comments? Add them here Make math history using your...Features history of discoveries and references.
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Astronomy Sumerians and ancient greeks were expert astronomers. I have not got much data on Sumerian astronomers, but suffice to say that they gave us the degree as a unit of angular measurement as they liked a sexagesimal system and 360...Excerpts and commentary with reproductions of some of Elihu Vedder's illustrations.
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INSAP3 Khayyam was both an astronomer and a poet. We examine the astronomical references in different translations of his poetry and in Elihu Vedder's illustrations of the first American edition of Edward Fitzgerald's famous translation as the takeoff points for discussing...Archive of the History of Astronomy Discussion Group, the mailing list for scholars in this field.
http://listserv.wvu.edu/archives/hastro-l.html
Celestial atlases and globes on exhibit at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
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National Maritime Museum Latest visitor information SeaBritain 2005 a year-long festival of the sea History of Find your wayPicture LibraryCorporate private hireFilm location servicesPress releasesJob opportunitiesLibrary catalogueThe Open MuseumFriends of MuseumPrivacy Statement Highlights Nelson Napoleon This exciting new exhibition runs until 13 November and...Describes observations using balloons, rockets and satellites.
http://lhea.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xray/history.html
Article by Peter Brosche on gaining understanding of changes in the Moon's orbit.
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Science Tribune 1998- Understanding tidal friction: A history of science in a nutshell Peter Brosche Observatorium Hoher List, Institute of Astronomy, University of Bonn, Daun, Germany E-mail pbrosche@astro.uni-bonn.de Summary For a long time, two separate lines of thought governed our perceptions of tidal...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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Starry Messenger Astronomy developed in the Whipple Museum of the History of Science and the Department of History and Philosophy of Science. This phase was directed by Dr Sachiko Kusukawa and Dr Liba Taub, and supported by funding from Trinity College, Cambridge....Burndy Library online publication of 1940 article detailing the background and details of Roemer's work.
http://dibinst.mit.edu/BURNDY/OnlinePubs/Roemer/index.html
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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Astronomiae Historia History of Astronomy Latest change of this welcome page: 26 June 2002...Academic and popular topics, with a focus on Britain.
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SHA Welcome This site was developed by Callum Potter Designed and maintained by Concept Design Last updated: 29 September 2005 Final reminder of Autumn Conference Final reminder of this year's Autumn Conference of the Society for the History of Astronomy at the...An interdisciplinary course on cultural astronomy.
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Heavenly Mathematics: Cultural Astronomy The goal of this course is to study astronomy in a cultural context. We will look at questions like: How is the date of Chinese New Year determined? Why do the Muslim and Chinese months start on different days? Will...Exhibition catalog for The Golden Age of the Celestial Atlas. Includes an historical essay and sample pictures.
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Linda Hall Library Exhibitions This section of the site requires frames. If you are seeing this message you are using an old browser that does not support frames. Please upgrade to a newer version....From the Uppsala University Newsletter for History of Science.
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Astronomy in Sweden 1860-1940 The intellectual geography of Swedish astronomy and its international contacts has changed since the 19th century. Then, many Swedish astronomers travelled to Germany, with its excellent observatories and well-known astronomers. The observatories at Uppsala, Lund and Stockholm had many instruments...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...2/4_61/56909071/p1/article.jhtml
Articles on astronomers, observatories, work performed and its significance from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries.
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MuslimHeritage.com Topics To find articles of interest click your way through categories and sub-categories, navigating the subject hierarchy created by Muslim Heritage editors. Alternatively you can enter key words into the Search box. All articles related to chosen topic will then appear...An overview of the history of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence using radio frequencies. Includes photos.
http://www.seti-inst.edu/seti/seti_background/Welcome.html
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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Cosmic Elk Cosmic Elk http cosmicelk.co.uk/...A rare celestial atlas discovered in the library of the Manchester Astronomical Society.
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ATLAS CELESTE Home Page An extremely rare atlas compiled by John Bevis, in the eighteenth century, discovered at the Manchester Astronomical Society. The Manchester Astronomical Society have discovered that a star atlas that has been in their library since before the Second World War...The first hundred years, list of presidents, list of archived documents.
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The Manchester Astronomical Society: History Programme and ticket for the 75th Anniversary Meeting. Syllabus 1978 1979 A History (The First Hundred Years) 1892 1992 List of Presidents of the Manchester Astronomical Society. Past Events and Syllabus Archive List of documents held at the Manchester Central...The discovery of the binary pulsar.
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Russell A. Hulse Nobel Lecture In order to read the text you need Acrobat Reader. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1993 Press Release Presentation Speech Illustrated Presentation Russell A. Hulse Autobiography Nobel Lecture Joseph H. Taylor Jr. Autobiography Nobel Lecture Banquet Speech Other Resources 1992...Robert Woodrow Wilson Nobel Lecture.
http://nobelprize.org/physics/laureates/1978/wilson-lecture.html
Tutorial/historical exposition of the motion of Earth in space, Newtonian mechanics and spaceflight, on a high school level.
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From Stargazers to Starships You have reached the home page of a book-on-the-web. A button at the end of each text file brings you back here. Its contents (full list further below) cover: I nbsp Astronomy of the Earth's motion in space. II nbsp...