History of Astronomy

109 topics in this forum

1. Ani ya wi yv Pleiades

   By Kn4fty, September 15
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   • orion25
   • October 27

2. Apollo 13; Haynes Workshop Manual

   By Owmuchonomy, August 22
   • 12 replies
   • 357 views
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   • Owmuchonomy
   • September 23

3. David Sinden Remembered

   By Glasspusher, August 29
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   • Saganite
   • September 8

4. Apollo history

   By Kn4fty, August 9
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   • Kn4fty
   • August 9

5. Did Aboriginal Australians Discover the Variability of Betelgeuse?

   By JeremyS, August 7
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   • Stu Todd
   • August 9

6. 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

7. MUST WATCH DOCUMENTARY

   By Sunshine, March 7
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   • VNA
   • July 24

8. Apollo 17 Moon Landing

   By Yamez, November 21, 2016
   • 17 replies
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   • tomato
   • June 22

9. One Hundred Years Ago

   By Bill Barton, June 8
   • 7 replies
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   • goodricke1
   • June 9

10. A year on Uranus

    By knobby, May 29
    • 2 replies
    • 323 views
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    • Stub Mandrel
    • May 29

11. Messier mistake - M40

    By Knighty2112, September 21, 2017   

    • m40
    • messier 40
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      • winnecke 4
    • 7 replies
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    • JeremyS
    • May 23

12. Book suggestion - Your favorite read

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

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

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

14. Stationary stars?

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    By discovered799, April 12
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    • vlaiv
    • April 18

15. Road to Modern Astrophotography

    By jambouk, April 14   

    • sha
    • society for the history of photography
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    • 4 replies
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    • ollypenrice
    • April 14

16. The 1874 Transit of Venus

    By furrysocks2, March 28
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    • Stub Mandrel
    • April 10

17. March 14th anniversary of Pluto being discovered

    By 25585, March 13   

    • got some things wrong
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    • Demonperformer
    • March 13

18. Sextant by David Barrie.

    By ollypenrice, February 23
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    • ollypenrice
    • March 7

19. Globular cluster symbol

    By Japponiglio, March 6
    • 2 replies
    • 329 views
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    • Japponiglio
    • March 6

20. William Herschel the symphonist

    By kerrylewis, February 21
    • 2 replies
    • 335 views
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    • Knighty2112
    • February 21

21. SHA e-News February 2018

    By jambouk, January 26   

    • history of astronomy
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    • jambouk
    • January 26

22. Who 'discovered' averted vision?

    By johnfosteruk, January 22
    • 14 replies
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    • johnfosteruk
    • January 25

23. The Victorian Amateur Astronomer - Allan Chapman

    By jambouk, October 29, 2017   

    • allan chapman
    • victorian astronomy
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    • 12 replies
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    • Tubby Bear
    • January 17

24. Will Hay - Amateur Astronomer (Telescopes!)

    By Macavity, December 27, 2017
    • 9 replies
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    • Tiki
    • January 6

25. Exploring the moon through binoculars

    By Stu, July 17, 2017
    • 7 replies
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    • laowhoo
    • December 31, 2017