History of Astronomy

114 topics in this forum

1. The Transit of Venus... via the Victorian Magic Lantern!

   By TakMan, yesterday at 18:20
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   • Stub Mandrel
   • 14 hours ago

2. Nightfall journal

   By Martin Meredith, March 10
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   • Shaun_the_Sheep
   • March 19

3. Galileo's Daughter

   By Sunshine, January 14
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   • Sunshine
   • February 19

4. Chronicling the Golden Age of Astronomy: Neil English

   By azrabella, December 21, 2018
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   • andrew s
   • January 4

5. Ani ya wi yv Pleiades

   By Kn4fty, September 15, 2018
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   • Saganite
   • December 18, 2018

6. Apollo 13; Haynes Workshop Manual

   By Owmuchonomy, August 22, 2018
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   • George Jones
   • December 4, 2018

7. Astronomy Software: The View From 1986

   By Mognet, November 19, 2018
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   • jambouk
   • November 19, 2018

8. David Sinden Remembered

   By Glasspusher, August 29, 2018
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   • Saganite
   • September 8, 2018

9. Apollo history

   By Kn4fty, August 9, 2018
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   • Kn4fty
   • August 9, 2018

10. Did Aboriginal Australians Discover the Variability of Betelgeuse?

    By JeremyS, August 7, 2018
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    • Stu Todd
    • August 9, 2018

11. Charles Edward Barns 1862-1937

    By Putaendo Patrick, June 3, 2016   

    • charles edward barns
    • 1001 celestial wonders as observed through home-built instruments
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    • obrazell
    • August 5, 2018

12. MUST WATCH DOCUMENTARY

    By Sunshine, March 7, 2018
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    • VNA
    • July 24, 2018

13. Apollo 17 Moon Landing

    By Yamez, November 21, 2016
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    • tomato
    • June 22, 2018

14. One Hundred Years Ago

    By Bill Barton, June 8, 2018
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    • goodricke1
    • June 9, 2018

15. A year on Uranus

    By knobby, May 29, 2018
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    • Stub Mandrel
    • May 29, 2018

16. Messier mistake - M40

    By Knighty2112, September 21, 2017   

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    • JeremyS
    • May 23, 2018

17. Book suggestion - Your favorite read

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    By Vox45, September 5, 2016
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    • Zeta Reticulan
    • May 17, 2018

18. One Day Conference on the Life and Work of Sir George Biddell Airy

    By Bill Barton, May 14, 2018
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    • Bill Barton
    • May 14, 2018

19. Stationary stars?

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    By discovered799, April 12, 2018
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    • vlaiv
    • April 18, 2018

20. Road to Modern Astrophotography

    By jambouk, April 14, 2018   

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    • ollypenrice
    • April 14, 2018

21. The 1874 Transit of Venus

    By furrysocks2, March 28, 2018
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    • Stub Mandrel
    • April 10, 2018

22. March 14th anniversary of Pluto being discovered

    By 25585, March 13, 2018   

    • got some things wrong
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    • Demonperformer
    • March 13, 2018

23. Sextant by David Barrie.

    By ollypenrice, February 23, 2018
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    • ollypenrice
    • March 7, 2018

24. Globular cluster symbol

    By Japponiglio, March 6, 2018
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    • Japponiglio
    • March 6, 2018

25. William Herschel the symphonist

    By kerrylewis, February 21, 2018
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    • Knighty2112
    • February 21, 2018