History of Astronomy : Publications

History of Astronomy: Publications: Journals

Electronic journals and newsletters

Online:

• AstroNet Astronomy Digest
  Contains occasionally some history of astronomy items.
• The Electronic Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Atlantic (EJASA) (Or see here.)
  Contains occasionally some history of astronomy items.
• Electronic newsletters for the history of astronomy
  Historical issues only. Ceased publication.
• Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (JAHH)
  Formerly a printed journal.
• The Event Horizon Newsletters
  Contain occasionally some history of astronomy items.
• SpaceViews
  Contain occasionally some items from the history of astronomy and history of space exploration.
• International Journal of Tantric Studies
  Includes also papers on astronomy/astrology. Hardcopies available.

On diskettes:

See next section: NASS Compendium

Printed journals and newsletters

Journals and newsletters devoted to the history of astronomy:

• AEON
  Journal of myth and science devoted to the collection and exploration of archaeo-astronomical traditions. To be used with caution!
• Archaeoastronomy, Cambridge, UK
• Archaeoastronomy, College Park, MD, USA
• Archaeoastronomy & Ethnoastronomy Newsletter
  Partly online
• Culture and Cosmos
  A Journal of the History of Astrology and Cultural Astronomy
• International Astronomical Union, Commission 41, History of Astronomy, Newsletter
  Sent to members only. Latest issues available online.
• Journal for the History of Astronomy (JHA)
• Mitteilungen zur Astronomiegeschichte
  All but the latest issues are available online as PDF files.
• Newsletter of the Inter-Union Commission for History of Astronomy (ICHA)

Journals and newsletters including history of astronomy:

• AIP Center for History of Physics Newsletter
  Latest issues available on-line.
• Air&Space Magazine
  • Table of Contents
• Alexandria: A Journal of Cosmology, Philosophy, Myth, and Culture
• Archive for History of Exact Sciences
• Astronomische Gesellschaft Abstract Series
• Astronomische Nachrichten (See also here.)
• Astronomy
• Astronomy & Geophysics
• Astronomy Now
• AVN Allgemeine Vermessungs-Nachrichten (in German)
• Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte
• The British Journal for the History of Science (See also here.)
• Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists
• Bulletin of the British Sundial Society (See also here.)
• Caert-Thresoor: Tijdschrift voor de Geschiedenis van de Kartografie in Nederland
  With Tables of Contents and English abstracts for the latest issues.
• Cartographica Helvetica - a journal on the history of cartography
• Cassiopeia
  The latest issues are available on-line.
• Centaurus
• Chicago History: The Magazine of the Chicago Historical Society
  See Volume XIX, Numbers 3 and 4.
• Cosmic Search
  13 issues appeared in 1979/80. Online versions of the first 4 issues.
• The ESO Messenger
  Postscript and Pdf versions starting from 1995.
• General Relativity and Gravitation
  With Tables of Contents.
• Giornale di Astronomia
• Le Gnomoniste (in French)
  Formerly: Bulletin de liaison. - A bulleting of the Quebec Sundial Society. - The latest issues available on-line.
• Historia Mathematica
  With Tables of Contents.
• History of Science
• Imago Mundi: The International Journal for the History of Cartography
  With Tables of Contents for the latest issues.
• Irish Astronomical Journal
  Please note, that although the web site still exists, the journal itself closed down in 2000.
• ISIS
• Journal of the AAVSO
• The Journal of the British Astronomical Association
  Partly online, and with Tables of Contents for the latest issues.
• The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
  With Tables of Contents for the latest issues.
• Kosmos
• Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area
  • The Etymology of Chinese Chén, by Richard S. Cook
    Volume 18.2, 1997 (See also here.)
    Search also in the cumulative index for astronomical terms like "star" etc.
• MapHist Indexed Hard Copies
• Mercury
  Partially on-line; Tables of Contents for the latest issues.
• Metascience
  Review journal for history and philosophy of science, including history of astronomy.
• Minor Planet Circulars
  Contain also information on namings of minor planets.
• Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa
  Partly available as files for down-load; Tables of Contents for the latest issues.
• Nachrichten aus dem Institut für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik und Technik Hamburg (in German)
  Latest volume on-line
• NASS Digital Compendium
  A sundial newsletter, containing occasionally some history of astronomy items. Available as print or digital version.
• Newsletter of the Needham Research Institute
• Nordisk Museologi
  Partly online
• NTM
  Internationale Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Ethik der Naturwissenschaften, Technik und Medizin / International Journal of History and Ethics of Natural Sciences, Technology and Medicine
• onOrbit Magazine
  With section This Month in History. The latest issues are available on-line.
• ORION
• OSIRIS
• Physics Today
  With Tables of Contents for the latest issues.
• Physik in unserer Zeit (in German)
• Physikalische Blätter (in German)
• Planetary and Space Science
  With Tables of Contents for the latest issues.
• Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society (QJRAS) (removed from the Web)
  The QJRAS ceased publication several years ago.
• Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica (in Spanish and English)
• Rise hvezd (in Czech)
• Science
  Online version of this global weekly of research, subscription requested.
• Science in Context
• Scientific American
  • Home page
  • Short information
  • Table of Contents
  • 19th Century Scientific American
• Scientific Instrument Society, Bulletin
• Scientometrics
  With Tables of Contents for the latest issues.
• SETIQuest
• SHiPS Teachers' Network NEWS
  A Newsletter for the Sociology, History and Philosophy of Science in Science Teaching
• Sky & Telescope
  • Homepage
    With searchable online index for all issues.
  • Name Index by Kevin Krisciunas (Or see mirror at this site.)
• Spektrum der Wissenschaft (in German)
  With Tables of Contents for the latest issues.
• Die Sterne (in German)
  The journal does not longer exist. The last issue was Vol. 72, No. 6, 1996.
• Sterne und Weltraum (in German)
  • Publisher's information (in German)
  • Ftp server (in German)
• Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Parts A and B
• Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A
  With Tables of Contents for the latest issues.
• Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
  With Tables of Contents for the latest issues.
• Universitas. Newsletter of the International Centre for the History of Universities and Science (CIS) at the University of Bologna.
  The latest issues are available on-line.
• Vermessung Photogrammetrie Kulturtechnik - Mensuration Photogrammétrie Génie rural (VPK - MPG)
• Vistas in Astronomy
  With Tables of Contents for the latest issues.
• Voprosy istorii estestvoznaiya i tekhniki
  Issues in the History of Science and Technology. - Russian journal.
• WGN - Journal of the International Meteor Organization
  • Index to WGN Articles
    • Biographies
    • History
• Zenit (in Dutch)
  With Tables of Contents for the latest issues.

Historical journals and serials

• Annals of the Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution, Vol. I
• Annals of the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College, Vol. VIII

See also History of Science: Publications: Journals.

Wolfgang R. Dick. Created: 12 Mar 1997. Latest update: 10 Apr 2013