History of Astronomy : What's new

History of Astronomy:
What's new at this site on April 7, 2000

Some URLs have been updated.

Welcome / About

• Site map (complete Table of Contents)
  updated
• Citation Index
  updated
• Acknowledgements
  updated

History of astronomy

Observatories and other places

• Byurakan, Armenia
  • Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Allegheny Observatory
• Toronto, Canada
  • The Legacy Continues: C. A. Chant and the David Dunlap Observatory, by C. H. Russell
    From RASC Journal, V. 93, No. 1, February 1999.

Persons

• A
  • Ambartsumian [Ambarzumjan], Victor [Viktor] Amazasp [Amazaspovich] (1908-1996)
    • Short biography
• C
  • Chant, Clarence Augustus (1865-1956)
    • The Legacy Continues: C. A. Chant and the David Dunlap Observatory, by C. H. Russell
      From RASC Journal, V. 93, No. 1, February 1999.
  • Cellarius, Andreas (c.1596-1665)
    • Andreas Cellarius (c. 1596 - 1665) - A Bio-Bibliographical Study, by Robert H. van Gent
  • Conrad, Charles P. "Pete" (1930-1999)
    • Obituary (Or see here.)
    • Obituary (Or see here.)
  • Coyne, George V. (b. 1933)
    • Short biography
• D
  • Davis, Elizabeth Brown (1863-1917)
    • Short biography
  • Dawes, William (1762-1836)
    • Short biography
  • Dawes, William Rutter (1799-1868)
    • Very short biography
• E
  • Earnshaw, Thomas (1749-1829)
    • Portrait, letter, clocks
    • Find more about Earnshaw with Alta Vista
  • Eaton, Etta Maine (1869-1915)
    • Short biography
  • Ellison, Frederick Archdall (1864-1936)
    • Very short biography
  • Epstein, Isadore (1919-1996)
    • Obituary
• G
  • Galilei, Galileo (1564-1642)
    • Short biography and references
  • Galle, Johann Gottfried (1812-1910)
    • Very short biography
  • Gamow, George (1904-1968)
    • Short biography and references
  • Ganesa (1507-after 1564)
    • Very short biography
  • Gauß [Gauss], Carl Friedrich (1777-1855)
    • Short biography and reference
  • Gibbs, Josiah Willard (1839-1903)
    • Short biography
  • Gill, David (1843-1914)
    • Short biography
  • Goldmark, Peter Carl (1906-1977)
    • Short biography and reference
  • Graham, George (c. 1674-1751)
    • Very short biography
  • Gray, Stephen (1666-1736)
    • Very short biography
  • Gregory of Tours [orig. Georgius Florentius; Germ. Gregor von Tours] (538/9-593/4)
    • Very short biography
  • Gregory [Gregorie], James (1638-1675)
    • Very short biography
  • Grosseteste, Robert (c. 1168-1253)
    • Short biography and references
  • Guericke [Gericke], Otto von (1602-1686)
    • Very short biography
  • Gunter, Edmund (1581-1626)
    • Very short biography
• J
  • Jaeger, John Conrad (1907-1979)
    • Biography
    • Very short biography, references, archival sources and links
    • Biographical data and bibliography
• K
  • Kapahi, Vijay K. (1944-1999)
    • Obituary
      From Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy, 1998, 19, i-ii.
• Index of all persons from A to Z (updated)

Items

• Instruments
  • NASS Sundial Links
  • Sundials on the Internet

Meetings

• Joint Discussion 6 on "Applied Historical Astronomy"
  August 11, 2000, Manchester, UK

IAU Commission 41 (History of Astronomy)

• Members (updated)
• Newsletters and Reports
  1997-2000 Triennium - February 2000 - Issue # 5
  Report for the 1997-2000 Triennium
• Meetings (updated)
  • Joint Discussion 6 on "Applied Historical Astronomy"

Working Group for the History of Astronomy

• Publications
  • Electronic newsletters
    • Elektronische Mitteilungen zur Astronomiegeschichte
      Nr. 48, 7. April 2000

Wolfgang R. Dick