History of Astronomy
History of Astronomy: Societies
   
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Societies and groups for the history of astronomy
American Astronomical Society (AAS)
Centennial Committee
(13 Aug 2002: removed from the Web. The committee does not longer exist.)
Historical Astronomy Division (HAD)
Obituary Committee
Antique Telescope Society
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
,
History Committee
Astronomical Society of Victoria
,
Historical Section
Astronomische Gesellschaft (AG)
,
Working Group for the History of Astronomy
Astronomisk Selskab i Danmark
(Danish Astronomical Association),
History Section
(under construction)
Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA)
,
Heritage Committee
(See also
here
.)
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
(Italian National Research Council),
Commission for the History of Physics and Astronomy
Förderverein Großer Refraktor Potsdam
(in German)
Historische Sternwarten Gotha e.V.
(in German; does not longer exist)
International Astronomical Union (IAU)
,
Commission 41 (History of Astronomy)
Intijalsu
A group of amateur archaeo-astronomers in Chile.
The James Clerk Maxwell Foundation
Kepler-Gesellschaft e.V.
(in German)
Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, heritage commission
(under construction)
Société Européenne pour l'Astronomie dans la Culture / The European Society for Astronomy in Culture (SEAC)
Archaeoastronomical Heritage Committee
Society for the History of Astronomy
The Stonehenge Association
Tobias-Mayer-Museum Verein e.V.
(in German)
Vereinigung der Sternfreunde e.V.
(VdS),
Fachgruppe Geschichte
(in German)
Societies including history of astronomy
Albert Einstein-Gesellschaft
, Bern, Switzerland
(in German)
Alexandria Society
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Lilienthal-Oberth e.V.
,
Fachbereich 7 "Geschichte der Luft- und Raumfahrt"
(in German)
Förderkreis Vermessungstechnisches Museum e.V.
, Dortmund
(in German)
Förderverein Hamburger Sternwarte e.V.
(in German)
Gauss-Gesellschaft e.V. Göttingen
(in German)
Internationale Coronelli-Gesellschaft für Globen- und Instrumentenkunde
(Homepage)
International Coronelli Society for the Study of Globes and Related Instruments
Internationale Coronelli-Gesellschaft für Globen- und Instrumentenkunde
(Info)
(Or see
here
.)
The John Dee Society
National Air and Space Society
Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association
Olbers-Gesellschaft e.V. Bremen
Scientific Instrument Commission
Scientific Instrument Society
Society for the History of Discoveries
Society for Interdisciplinary Studies (SIS)
To be used with caution!
Sundial societies
Arbeitsgruppe Sonnenuhren im Österreichischen Astronomischen Verein
Working Group for Sundials in the Austrian Astronomical Society
British Sundial Society
(home page)
British Sundial Society
(information)
La Commission des Cadrans solaires du Québec
(in French)
North American Sundial Society
(home page)
North American Sundial Society
(information)
Societat Catalana de Gnomonica
Société Astronomique de France
,
Commission des cadrans solaires
(in French)
De Zonnewijzerkring
Sundial Organizations
List of the North American Sundial Society
History of astronomical and related societies
Antique Telescope Society
American Astronomical Society
American Meteor Society
Astronomical League
Astronomical Society of South Australia (ASSA)
Astronomical Society of Tasmania
Austin Astronomical Society
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth e.V.
(in German)
Hong Kong Astronomical Society (HKAS)
Hungarian Astronomical Association
Liverpool Astronomical Society
Madison Astronomical Society
(Madison, Wisconsin, USA)
Manchester Astronomical Society
Norsk Astronomisk Selskap
(Norwegian Astronomical Society, NAS)
Physikalischer Verein zu Frankfurt am Main
(in German)
Including astronomy
Royal Astronomical Society
Ryerson Astronomical Society
Southern Cross Astronomical Society (SCAS)
St. Petersburg Astronomy Club
(under construction)
Von Braun Astronomical Society
See also:
History of Science: Societies
International organisations for archaeoastronomy / cultural astronomy
Wolfgang R. Dick
. Created: 16 Jan 1995. Latest update: 12 Dec 2007