History
Categories
- Eclipses, Occultations and Transits (8)
- Instruments (12)
- Observatories (3)
- People (81)
- Solar System (10)
- Worldviews (14)
Links
The Society For The History Of Astronomy
Academic and popular topics, with a focus on Britain.
Heavenly Mathematics: Cultural Astronomy
http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/heavenly.html
An interdisciplinary course on cultural astronomy.
Islamic Astronomy
http://users.kfupm.edu.sa/phys/alshukri/PHYS215/Islamic%20astronomy.htm
Article by Owen Gingerich explores refinement and criticism of Ptolemaic astronomy, including religious influences on direction, and describes precursors to and influences on Copernicus.
Gene Smith's Brief History of Astronomy
http://cassfos02.ucsd.edu/public/tutorial/History.html
Covers the development of this ancient science from days of Stonehenge (3100 BC) to the discovery of Pulsars (1968 AD). Includes related resource links.
Out of This World
http://www.lindahall.org/events_exhib/exhibit/ex_atlas.shtml
Exhibition catalog for The Golden Age of the Celestial Atlas. Includes an historical essay and sample pictures.
Astronomy in Sweden 1860-1940
http://www.astro.uu.se/history/swehistory_1860-1940.html
From the Uppsala University Newsletter for History of Science.
MuslimHeritage.com - Astronomy
http://www.muslimheritage.com/topics/default.cfm?TaxonomyTypeID=18&TaxonomySubTypeID=107
Articles on astronomers, observatories, work performed and its significance from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries.
Astronomy in the 18th Century
http://www.cosmicelk.co.uk/astronomy18c.htm
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.