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