History of Astronomy

History of Astronomy: General

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General texts

• Astronomical Timeline (22 Apr 1998: disappeared)
• Astronomy, by Steven J. Dick (15 Oct 1998: disappeared)
• Astronomy
  From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
• Astronomy Notes (for introductory astronomy courses) by Nick Strobel
  • History and Philosophy of Western Astronomy from the ancient Greeks to Isaac Newton
• Blind Faith in Astronomy and the Planetarium, by George Reed (15 Oct 1998: disappeared)
• Brief History of Astronomy, by Marek Dudka (Or see here or here.)
  • Ancient Astronomy
  • Medieval Astronomy
  • Astronomy of Renaissance
  • Modern Astronomy
  • Astronomy of the 20th Century
• From the Big Bang to the End of the Universe: The Mysteries of Deep Space Timeline
  Includes some history of astronomy.
• Geschichte der Astronomie, von Martin Netopil (in German)
• Histoire de l'astronomie (in French)
• Historical Overview of Astronomy
• History of astronomy
• History of Astronomy, by Chris Lawton
• History of astronomy
• Physics Time-Line
  Including astronomy.
• The Scientific Revolution (27 Apr 1998: disappeared)
• Space Adventure (15 Oct 1998: disappeared)
  A popular introduction to astronomy and space exploration, including history (see Chronological Index). No detailed links have been included into Astronomiae Historia/History of Astronomy.
• Timescape: General World History and Science Database (15 Oct 1998: disappeared)
  A timeline including history of astronomy.

See also:

History of Astronomy: Topics: Education

General history of astronomy WWW pages

• Astronomy Picture of the Day
  Contains occasionally some historical material and references (see Archive).
• DAHAP - Digital Archive of Historical Astronomy Pictures, by Gustav Holmberg
• U Penn Astronomy and Astrophysics News: The History of Astronomy
• Übersicht der astronomiehistorischen Themen, von Manfred Holl (in German)

Glossaries

• Age of exploration vocabulary
• Comet Definitions
• Glossary of Terms found in the Galileo Project
• `Great Debate' Glossary
• The Nine Planets Glossary
  Including a list of other glossaries
• NASA Thesaurus

Other lists of history of astronomy sources

• A2Z : Science & Technology : Space & Astronomy : History of Astronomy
• Antique Telescope Society - Research Resources
• Astronomie- und Raumfahrtgeschichte
• Astronomy
  Including history of astronomy
• Astronomy & Space - History
• Astronomy Links
  Including history of astronomy
• Astronomy WWW (History)
• AstroWeb: History of Astronomy (or see Mirror 1, Mirror 2, Mirror 3, Mirror 4, Mirror 5, Mirror 6)
• Austin Astronomical Society - Links - History Of Astronomy
• Culture, Astronomy and Cosmology
• Dutch Electronic Subject Service: 39.01 history of astronomy
• Expanding Universe: History of astronomy
• Favorite Astronomy Links: History of Astronomy
• Galileo Net Resources
• Go2: Guardian OnLine Net Guides [: History of astronomy] (12 Feb 1998: disappeared)
  A funny introduction how to find history of astronomy resources
• Google Web Directory - Science > Astronomy > History
• History of Astronomy
• History of Astronomy
• History of Astronomy and Space Science
• History of Astronomy (and Science)
• Links Relevant to the [History of Astronomy] Workshops
• Links to History of Astronomy Sites
• 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!
• Planet S: History
• Resources at other sites (22 July 2002: removed from the Web? Not found at the new site www.adlerplanetarium.org)
  Maintained by the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum.
• Science Reference Room: The History of Astronomy
• Some History of Astronomy Links
• Space Today Online: History of Space and Astronomy
• Yahoo! Science: Astronomy: History (Or see mirror in Canada, or mirror in Asia, or mirror in UK, or mirror in Australia.)
• Yahoo! Sverige: Naturvetenskap och teknik: Astronomi: Historia (in Swedish)
• Wissenschaftshistorische Sammlungen: Astronomie
• WWWVL Astronomy and Astrophysics: History of Astronomy (Or see mirror (outdated).)
• WWWVL History of Science, Technology and Medicine: Astronomy and Space

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Wolfgang R. Dick. Created: 28 Mar 1995. Latest update: 22 July 2002