- Harmonia Macrocosmica by Andreas Cellarius - http://www.lib.utah.edu/digital/cellarius.html
Atlas of the heavens as seen by the astronomers of the time of its 1661 printing: Copernicus, Ptolemy, Brahe, and Aratus. Entire book has been digitized and the images may be browsed or searched.
- The Àryabhatíya of Àryabhata - http://www.jqjacobs.net/astro/aryabhata.html
The oldest exact astronomic constant? The ratio of earth rotations to lunar orbits in Aryabhata's AD 498 writing.
- Astronomy in Japan - http://www2.gol.com/users/stever/jastro.html
Historical and modern Japanese astronomy, and its place in Japanese culture
- The Star of Bethlehem - http://www.bethlehemstar.net/
An investigation of the science and history which bear on the mysterious star said to have accompanied the advent of Christ.
- Hindu Cosmological Time Cycles - http://www.aaronsrod.com/time-cycles/index.html
An accurate calendar and the progenitor of the sexagesimal (base 60) "degree, minutes, seconds" measurement system.
- History of Astronomy Pages - http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~heijden/history.html
Frederik Kaiser (1808-1872) and the professionalisation of Dutch astronomy; The "Lost Letters" of J.C. Kapteyn (1851-1922); Many history of astronomy and history of science links with a Dutch flavour.
- Historical Astronomy Division - http://www.aas.org/~had/had.html
American Astronomical Society division devoted to history, with a link to pages on the history of the society itself.
- A Brief SETI Chronology - http://www.setileague.org/general/history.htm
A timeline of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, from Morrison and Coconni to SETI@home.
- From Stargazers to Starships - http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sintro.htm
Tutorial/historical exposition of the motion of Earth in space, Newtonian mechanics and spaceflight, on a high school level.
- Historiacoelestis - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/historiacoelestis/
Yahoo group moderated by Stuart Williams, F.R.A.S.
- Astronomy - http://jacq.istos.com.au/sundry/astro.html
Features history of discoveries and references.
- HASTRO-L - http://listserv.wvu.edu/archives/hastro-l.html
Archive of the History of Astronomy Discussion Group, the mailing list for scholars in this field.
- Tycho's Star Maps - http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server.php?request=setTemplate:singlecontent&contentTypeA=conWebDoc&contentId=388
Celestial atlases and globes on exhibit at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
- X-ray Astronomy at Goddard - http://lhea.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xray/history.html
Describes observations using balloons, rockets and satellites.
- Understanding Tidal Friction - http://www.tribunes.com/tribune/art98/bros.htm
Article by Peter Brosche on gaining understanding of changes in the Moon's orbit.
- Starry Messenger - http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/starry/starrymessenger.html
Phase I of the Electronic History of Astronomy, developed in the Whipple Museum of the History of Science at Trinity College, Cambridge. Covers the history of instruments and techniques, themes such as astrology and calendar reform, and biographies of major historical astronomers.
- History of Astronomy - http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/astoria.html
Offers a history of the field and science. Features links to related sites, awards and contact details. Provided by the Working Group for the History of Astronomy.
- Islamic Astronomy - http://users.kfupm.edu.sa/phys/alshukri/PHYS215/Islamic%20astronomy.htm
Article by Owen Gingerich explores refinement and criticism of Ptolemaic astronomy, including religious influences on direction, and describes precursors to and influences on Copernicus.
- Gene Smith's Brief History of Astronomy - http://cassfos02.ucsd.edu/public/tutorial/History.html
Covers the development of this ancient science from days of Stonehenge (3100 BC) to the discovery of Pulsars (1968 AD). Includes related resource links.
- Out of This World - http://www.lindahall.org/events_exhib/exhibit/ex_atlas.shtml
Exhibition catalog for The Golden Age of the Celestial Atlas. Includes an historical essay and sample pictures.
- Astronomy in Sweden 1860-1940 - http://www.astro.uu.se/history/swehistory_1860-1940.html
From the Uppsala University Newsletter for History of Science.
- MuslimHeritage.com - Astronomy - http://www.muslimheritage.com/topics/default.cfm?TaxonomyTypeID=18&TaxonomySubTypeID=107
Articles on astronomers, observatories, work performed and its significance from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries.
- History of SETI - http://www.seti-inst.edu/seti/seti_background/Welcome.html
An overview of the history of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence using radio frequencies. Includes photos.
- Astronomy in the 18th Century - http://www.cosmicelk.co.uk/astronomy18c.htm
Discusses the development of reflective telescopes during the 1700's. Covers the different types of mirrors and lens that were used during these times. Includes some key contributors to the improvement of the telescope during this period.
- Atlas Celeste - http://www.mikeoates.org/mas/bevis/home.htm
A rare celestial atlas discovered in the library of the Manchester Astronomical Society.
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