AstroWeb: Astronomy History Resources

400 Years of Astronomy on Merseyside

To celebrate 400 years of Astronomy on Merseyside, the Lassell Dawes Conference is to be held on 1999 October 16 at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Speakers include Drs Patrick Moore and Allan Chapman, and Professor Mike Bode. Exhibitors include the University of Liverpool, John Moores University, National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, and Liverpool AS.

http://www.u-net.com/ph/400/

Ancient Astronomical Cosmology Resource Center (A Central Resource for Educators and Student)

Contains an interactive atlas of world astronomy, with detailed descriptions of the astronomy of cultures around the world. Also includes an interactive Dresden and Borgian codex for studying Mayan and Aztec astronomy. Several student essays and links to other relevant sites are included.

http://arcturus.pomona.edu/

Astronomy and Islam

A galaxy of astronomical links many with an Islamic flavour.

http://www.ummah.net/astronomy/

Digital Archive of Historical Astronomy Pictures (DAHAP)

A collection of images from the history of astronomy, for use in research and teaching.

http://www.kunskapsbolaget.com/DAHAP

Explore Space Control Center

Explore Space is an educational resource to astronomy and space.

http://www.explorespace.com/

Franz Niklaus König: Celestial atlas (1826)

http://www.stub.unibe.ch/stub/koenig/celestial.html

From Stargazers to Starships (Stargazers)

A collection of about sixty linked files, forming a self-contained course at the high school level on (1) elementary astronomy (pre-telescope), (2) Newtonian mechanics (3) Spaceflight and spacecraft. The material is presented in a historical framework with many side excursions and incidental connections, with many outside links. Also contains a 9-section "Math refresher", a section for the guidance of teachers, a template of a sundial with explanations, glossary and timeline.
It is an attempt to create a high-school curriculum which makes as much use of space and spaceflight as possible.

http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Sintro.htm

Galileo Project

A web resource on the life and works of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642).

http://www.rice.edu/Galileo/

Greek Astronomy (The Revival of an Ancient Science)

The Greek Astronomy subsection in the Mathematics section at the Library of Congress Vatican Exhibit

http://sunsite.unc.edu/expo/vatican.exhibit/exhibit/d-mathematics/Greek_astro.html

Greek Astronomy (extra) (Object Omitted from Exhibit)

The Greek Astronomy subsection in the Mathematics section at the Library of Congress Vatican Exhibit

http://sunsite.unc.edu/expo/vatican.exhibit/exhibit/d-mathematics/Math_extra.html

History of Astronomy

The first general History of Astronomy pages on the Web. These pages are maintained by the Working Group for the History of Astronomy in the Astronomische Gesellschaft

http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/astoria.html

Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (JAH2)

The "Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage" (JAH2) is a research publication launched in 1998. This provides an alternative outlet for those who previously published historical material in the "Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society" and in "Vistas in Astronomy".

http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~carter/jah2_top.html

Kepler's Laws with Animation (Kepler, Brahe, Kepler's Laws)

Kepler's Laws are presented with animation. Included is a brief history of Kepler and Brahe.

http://www.cvc.org/science/kepler.htm

National Astronomy Week 1996 (NAW'96)

National Astronomy Week 1996 (21-28 September)
This is a celebration of astronomy, organised by a committee of amateur and professional astronomers. It does not take place regularly, but is timed to mark astronomically significant events. The theme for NAW '96 was the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the planet Neptune. The web site contains a lot of information about NAW, including beginers guides to telescopes. Plus a most comprehensive list of astronomical societies in the UK.

http://www.u-net.com/ph/naw96/

INACTIVE LINK ? - 17 --- PhotoTech

We offer photographic restoration services and plan to offer a "digital image ligrary" or photographic "stock-house" of thousands of historic images of astronomical observatories (primarily concerned with the history and building of the Lick Observatory in California. [under construction]

http://www.astronomy-photo.com/

Rome Observatory Astronomical Museum

Historical Astronomical Museum, with description cards and some pictures

http://www.rm.astro.it/museo/museo.html

Rundetaarn (Observatory, music, exhibitions)

History of astronomy, Tycho Brahe, Ole Roemer.

http://www.rundetaarn.dk/

The Face of the Moon: Gallileo to Apollo, An Exhibit of Rare Books and Maps from the Collection of the Linda Hall Library

Welcome to: The Face of the Moon: Galileo to Apollo
An Exhibit of Rare Books and Maps from the Collection of the Linda Hall Library
We have prepared an online version of an exhibition catalog that was originally published in 1989. The catalog was written by William B. Ashworth, Jr and it won the First Place Award in the annual competition sponsored by the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Copies of the printed catalog are still available.
For this online version, several minor errors have been corrected; otherwise, it follows the format of the printed version. However, the addition of the many hypertext links makes it possible to browse the catalog in an entirely new way. We hope you enjoy it.

http://www.lhl.lib.mo.us/pubserv/hos/moon/cover.htm

Working Group for the History of Astronomy (in the Astronomische Gesellschaft)

The working group is open for all who are interested. Its membership is independent from that in the AG.

http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/aa/aa.html

Working Group for the History of Astronomy: Electronic newsletters (EMA/ENHA)

The newsletters contain announcements of conferences, exhibitions, new books, and other related material. They are available in the German original as well as in English translation.

http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/aa/aa-ejourn.html