History of Astronomy

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1. Solar eclipse, August 1914

   By jambouk, March 15, 2016
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   • Putaendo Patrick
   • March 16, 2016

2. John Frederick William Herschel 1792-1871

   By jambouk, January 7, 2016
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   • jambouk
   • March 15, 2016

3. William Parsons (Lord Rosse) 1800-1867 1 2

   By jambouk, January 24, 2016
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   • laudropb
   • March 15, 2016

4. The Constellations in Illuminated Manuscripts

   By Putaendo Patrick, March 4, 2016   

   • constellations
   • aratus
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     • aratus
     • medieval
     • manuscripts
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   • Putaendo Patrick
   • March 6, 2016

5. Copernicus

   By reddoss, February 24, 2016
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   • laudropb
   • February 24, 2016

6. Art and History of Astronomy

   By jambouk, February 18, 2016
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   • ollypenrice
   • February 24, 2016

7. Astronomy Texts on Gutenberg

   By Mak the Night, February 1, 2016
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   • Mak the Night
   • February 20, 2016

8. God's in the sky Allan Chapman on All4

   By reefshark, February 19, 2016
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   • laudropb
   • February 19, 2016

9. Happy Birthday Galileo Galilei

   By jambouk, February 15, 2016
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   • Stub Mandrel
   • February 16, 2016

10. Cambridge University: A Museum and Two Online Resources

    By Putaendo Patrick, February 12, 2016   

    • cambridge university
    • whipple museum
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      • whipple museum
      • starry messenger
      • astronomical images
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    • laudropb
    • February 13, 2016

11. Mary Somerville

    By laudropb, February 12, 2016
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    • Putaendo Patrick
    • February 12, 2016

12. The Dunhuang Star Atlas

    By Putaendo Patrick, February 8, 2016   

    • china
    • star atlas
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      • star atlas
      • dunhuang
      • 700 ad
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    • Demonperformer
    • February 10, 2016

13. Galileo's Sidereal Messenger - free scan in English

    By Putaendo Patrick, February 4, 2016   

    • english translation
    • sidereal messenger
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      • sidereal messenger
      • galileo
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    • Owmuchonomy
    • February 5, 2016

14. 16th Century Astronomy Books and the USTC

    By Putaendo Patrick, February 4, 2016   

    • 16th century
    • printed books
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      • printed books
      • ustc
      • scanned copies
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    • jambouk
    • February 4, 2016

15. History of Astronomy: a new sub-forum

    By jambouk, January 6, 2016
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    • Jim78154
    • January 30, 2016

16. Ancient Babylonian astronomers calculated Jupiter’s position

    By Putaendo Patrick, January 29, 2016   

    • babylonian
    • jupiter
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      • cuneiform tablets
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    • baggywrinkle
    • January 29, 2016

17. History of Astronomy - places to visit

    By michaelmorris, January 6, 2016
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    • baggywrinkle
    • January 20, 2016

18. History of Astronomy - societies and groups

    By jambouk, January 18, 2016
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    • Martin Meredith
    • January 19, 2016

19. Internet Virtual Resources

    By Putaendo Patrick, January 10, 2016
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    • michaelmorris
    • January 10, 2016

20. The Galileo mystery.

    By ollypenrice, January 7, 2016
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    • ollypenrice
    • January 8, 2016

21. Treasures of the RAS

    By Putaendo Patrick, January 7, 2016
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    • paulastro
    • January 7, 2016

22. The UCLAN course.

    By ollypenrice, January 6, 2016
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    • laudropb
    • January 6, 2016