History of Astronomy

143 topics in this forum

1. history of B C & F Ltd. 1 2

   By Philip R, July 27, 2019
   • 27 replies
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   • Davey-T
   • Saturday at 23:06

2. 1950s film; radio astronomy and Jodrell Bank

   By jambouk, November 25, 2020
   • 6 replies
   • 307 views
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   • callump
   • December 31, 2020

3. Former Constellation Noctua - Details

   By MirelesJ, December 9, 2020
   • 2 replies
   • 284 views
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   • MirelesJ
   • December 17, 2020

4. The Surprising Historical application for the Meade ETX

   By Lockie, December 16, 2020
   • 1 reply
   • 147 views
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   • vlaiv
   • December 16, 2020

5. Parallax by Alan Hirshfeld

   By mikemarotta, December 7, 2020
   • 1 reply
   • 141 views
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   • jambouk
   • December 7, 2020

6. Robert Burnham Jnr

   By Paul M, October 22, 2020
   • 3 replies
   • 296 views
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   • mikemarotta
   • December 7, 2020

7. Stanley Hey's radio observatory in Richmond Park

   By jambouk, October 25, 2020
   • 4 replies
   • 370 views
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   • jambouk
   • November 25, 2020

8. Secret Lab (telescope) inside Lnd. "Monument"

   By Macavity, September 20, 2020
   • 5 replies
   • 545 views
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   • JeremyS
   • October 12, 2020

9. Tenmon Bunya no Zu, A Japanese star chart

   By baggywrinkle, March 27, 2019
   • 4 replies
   • 909 views
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   • markse68
   • September 1, 2020

10. David Sinden Remembered

    By Glasspusher, August 29, 2018
    • 10 replies
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    • Glasspusher
    • August 29, 2020

11. Einstein and The Yerkes 40 Inch Refractor

    By michael8554, August 7, 2020
    • 14 replies
    • 501 views
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    • kirkster501
    • August 24, 2020

12. "The emergence of modern astronomy"

    By vineyard, August 8, 2020
    • 4 replies
    • 280 views
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    • andrew s
    • August 9, 2020

13. Einstein and Hubble photo. 1 2

    By ollypenrice, March 8, 2020
    • 26 replies
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    • Guest
    • May 13, 2020

14. MUST WATCH DOCUMENTARY

    By Sunshine, March 7, 2018
    • 5 replies
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    • Sunshine
    • May 1, 2020

15. Will Hay - Amateur Astronomer (Telescopes!)

    By Macavity, December 27, 2017
    • 14 replies
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    • ScouseSpaceCadet
    • May 1, 2020

16. Kepler Quotes on SN1604

    By Knight of Clear Skies, April 19, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 381 views
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    • Waddensky
    • April 19, 2020

17. Show Us Your Historic Star Maps 1 2

    By Paz, February 27, 2016
    • 36 replies
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    • Oldfort
    • April 13, 2020

18. Melotte.

    By Ciaran Meier, March 22, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 445 views
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    • jambouk
    • March 22, 2020

19. Kepler, Maestlin and the orbit of Mars

    By bscribbler, February 11, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 710 views
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    • ollypenrice
    • February 17, 2020

20. Astronomy through philately

    By oldannie, January 5, 2020
    • 10 replies
    • 639 views
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    • saac
    • February 5, 2020

21. Sikhote Alin meteorite

    By Kn4fty, October 6, 2019
    • 23 replies
    • 956 views
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    • Owmuchonomy
    • February 2, 2020

22. Ockham's razor and astronomy 1 2

    By johnjoe, January 17, 2020
    • 25 replies
    • 916 views
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    • johninderby
    • January 25, 2020

23. Astronomers and flight... 1 2

    By ollypenrice, November 29, 2017
    • 30 replies
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    • ian_bird
    • January 6, 2020

24. Mogey telescopes

    By Ruud, December 6, 2019
    • 4 replies
    • 797 views
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    • mikeDnight
    • December 24, 2019

25. Fritz Zwicky biography.

    By ollypenrice, November 3, 2019
    • 10 replies
    • 729 views
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    • Marvin Jenkins
    • November 26, 2019