History of Astronomy

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1. Kepler Quotes on SN1604

   By Knight of Clear Skies, April 19, 2020
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   • Waddensky
   • April 19, 2020

2. Melotte.

   By Ciaran Meier, March 22, 2020
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   • jambouk
   • March 22, 2020

3. Kepler, Maestlin and the orbit of Mars

   By bscribbler, February 11, 2020
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   • ollypenrice
   • February 17, 2020

4. Sikhote Alin meteorite

   By Kn4fty, October 6, 2019
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   • Owmuchonomy
   • February 2, 2020

5. Ockham's razor and astronomy 1 2

   By johnjoe, January 17, 2020
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   • johninderby
   • January 25, 2020

6. Astronomers and flight... 1 2

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

7. Mogey telescopes

   By Ruud, December 6, 2019
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   • mikeDnight
   • December 24, 2019

8. Old Comet picture archive.

   By Marvin Jenkins, November 4, 2019
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   • Paul M
   • November 14, 2019

9. John von Neumann biography

   By Tiki, November 6, 2019
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   • Tiki
   • November 6, 2019

10. Large number of historic texts - Hathi Trust

    By furrysocks2, August 6, 2019
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    • baggywrinkle
    • September 10, 2019

11. Apollo 11 memorabilia

    By JeremyS, August 16, 2019
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    • Rob
    • August 16, 2019

12. Ancient mirror with interesting cell

    By markse68, August 9, 2019
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    • dobblob
    • August 13, 2019

13. Chronicling the Golden Age of Astronomy: Neil English

    By azrabella, December 21, 2018
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    • gman007
    • May 19, 2019

14. Caroline Herschel's Notebooks.

    By Lurcher, April 21, 2019
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    • Paz
    • May 4, 2019

15. Cracking little Herschel video

    By johnfosteruk, April 9, 2019
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    • Martin Meredith
    • April 11, 2019

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

    By TakMan, March 24, 2019
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    • Stub Mandrel
    • March 25, 2019

17. Nightfall journal

    By Martin Meredith, March 10, 2019
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    • Shaun_the_Sheep
    • March 19, 2019

18. Galileo's Daughter

    By Sunshine, January 14, 2019
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    • Sunshine
    • February 19, 2019

19. Ani ya wi yv Pleiades

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

20. Apollo 13; Haynes Workshop Manual

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

21. Astronomy Software: The View From 1986

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

22. Apollo history

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

23. Did Aboriginal Australians Discover the Variability of Betelgeuse?

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

24. 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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    • Guest
    • August 5, 2018

25. Apollo 17 Moon Landing

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