History of Astronomy

History of Astronomy and Related Sciences: Dead Links

The following documents had been included once in pages at this server but disappeared later. In some cases they have been deleted definitely (these are indicated as "removed from the Web"), in other cases the address may have changed ("disappeared"). Please send a message in case you know of a new location of these.

The indicated date is the day when I detected that the document can no longer be accessed.

• A Brief History of SETI (mirror) (9 May 1996: removed from the Web)
• The Adler Planetarium (Information from Northwestern University) (4 Dec 1996: removed from the Web)
• Amazing Science at the Roxy
• Astrology (mirror) (7 May 1996: disappeared)
  • A Brief History of Astrology (mirror)
• Astronomy (latest issue only) (17 Oct 1995: disappeared?)
• Biographical Dictionary (11 Jun 1996: disappeared)
  (Type in "astro" in the search form to find all astronomers, astrophysicist, astrologers, and astronauts.)
• Blind Faith in Astronomy and the Planetarium, by George Reed (15 Oct 1998: disappeared)
• Computer Graphics for Teaching History of Astronomy (9 May 1996: removed from the Web)
• de Ball, Leo (1853-1916)
  • Short biography (in German) (20 Oct 1997: removed from the Web)
• Eberhard, Gustav (1867-1940)
  • Very short biography (in German) (20 Oct 1997: removed from the Web)
• Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
  • Biography (13 Jun 1996: disappeared)
• Hartmann, Johannes Franz (1865-1936)
  • Very short biography (in German) (20 Oct 1997: removed from the Web)
• Hawking, Stephen William (b. 1942)
  • White, Michael, Gribbin, John: Stephen Hawking - a Life in Science (30 May 1996: removed from the Web)
• Heavenly Bodies - Steering By The Sun (10 May 1996: disappeared)
  Finding the longitude at sea. A BBC program from 1995-02-26
• Herz, Norbert (1858-1927)
  • Short biography and references (in German) (20 Oct 1997: removed from the Web)
• History of Science Server (removed from the Web)
• History of Science Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, USA, October 26-29, 1995 (23 Jan 1996: seems to have been deleted)
• HOST: An Electronic Bulletin for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (no longer available)
• International Congress on the 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of X-Rays, Würzburg, Germany, 23 - 27 October 1995 (23 Jan 1996: seems to have been deleted: see here)
• Isis Critical Bibliography (30 Jan 1996: removed from the Web)
• Kuffner, Moriz von (1854-1939)
  • Short biography (in German) (20 Oct 1997: removed from the Web)
  • Kuffner Observatory Vienna (20 Oct 1997: removed from the Web)
• Kuffner Observatory (20 Oct 1997: removed from the Web)
• Kuffner Observatory (20 Nov 1997: removed from the Web)
• List of Genealogy servers (Removed from the Web)
• Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (8 July 1997: disappeared)
• Museum-L: Frequently Asked Questions (23 Jan 1996: disappeared)
• NASA Spacelink: History: A Brief History of Rocketry (1 Dec 1995: disappeared)
• North American Sundial Society (7 Apr 1995: disappeared)
• Oh, little Star of Bethlehem! (removed from the Web)
• Oppenheim, Samuel (1857-1928)
  • Very short biography (in German) (20 Oct 1997: removed from the Web)
• ousia: for the Astrologer (12 Feb 1998: disappeared) (Or see mirror in Europe (12 Feb 1998: disappeared) or mirror in Asia (12 Feb 1998: disappeared).)
  Links for astronomy, the history of astronomy, and archaeoastronomy. To be used with caution!
• Project Ozma (mirror) (9 May 1996: removed from the Web)
• Rodmur's Pix Archive - Physicists
• Schwarzschild, Karl (1873-1916)
  • Very short biography (in German) (20 Oct 1997: removed from the Web)
• Scientific American: Latest issue (17 Oct 1995: disappeared)
• Sherratt, Michael: Galileo (30 May 1996: removed from the Web)
• Sundials [at Longwood Gardens in southeast Pennsylvania], by Lou Thieblemont (31 July 1996: disappeared)
• Tables of Contents (17 Oct 1995: disappeared)
• Voelkel, James R. (removed from the Web)
• Web of Wonder list of science museums (removed from the Web)

Wolfgang R. Dick. Created: 29 Jan 1996. Latest update: 1 Jun 2001