Historical Astronomy Division (Popularity: )

American Astronomical Society division devoted to history, with a link to pages on the history ...

HASTRO-L (Popularity: )

Archive of the History of Astronomy Discussion Group, the mailing list for scholars in this ...

Roemer and the First Determination of the Velocity of Light (Popularity: )

Burndy Library online publication of 1940 article detailing the background and details of Roemer's work.

History of SETI (Popularity: )

An overview of the history of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence using radio frequencies. Includes ...

Islamic Astronomy (Popularity: )

Article by Owen Gingerich explores refinement and criticism of Ptolemaic astronomy, including religious influences on ...

From Stargazers to Starships (Popularity: )

Tutorial/historical exposition of the motion of Earth in space, Newtonian mechanics and spaceflight, on a ...

Little Green Men, White Dwarfs or Pulsars? (Popularity: )

A personal account by Jocelyn Bell Burnell on the discovery of pulsars.

Atlas Celeste (Popularity: )

A rare celestial atlas discovered in the library of the Manchester Astronomical Society.

Astrolabes (Popularity: )

History of the astrolabe, including modules and templates that show how to build one.

Russell A. Hulse - Nobel Lecture (Popularity: )

The discovery of the binary pulsar.

Starry Messenger (Popularity: )

Phase I of the Electronic History of Astronomy, developed in the Whipple Museum of the ...

Understanding Tidal Friction (Popularity: )

Article by Peter Brosche on gaining understanding of changes in the Moon's orbit.

MuslimHeritage.com - Astronomy (Popularity: )

Articles on astronomers, observatories, work performed and its significance from the ninth to the fifteenth ...

The Babylonian Theory of the Planets (Popularity: )

A substantial look at the subject, and a review of N. M. Swerdlow's book.

Digital Archive of Historical Astronomy Pictures (Popularity: )

Images from the history of astronomy, old telescopes, pictures of astronomers, observatories.

Heavenly Mathematics: Cultural Astronomy (Popularity: )

An interdisciplinary course on cultural astronomy.

The Society For The History Of Astronomy (Popularity: )

Academic and popular topics, with a focus on Britain.

This Month in the History of Astronomy (Popularity: )

Short descriptions of important discoveries, events, and birthdays sorted by month.

Gene Smith's Brief History of Astronomy (Popularity: )

Covers the development of this ancient science from days of Stonehenge (3100 BC) to the ...

History of Astronomy (Popularity: )

Offers a history of the field and science. Features links to related sites, awards and ...