History of Astronomy : What's new

History of Astronomy:
What's new at this site on June 22, 2001

Some URLs have been updated.

Welcome / About

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

History of astronomy

Persons

• M
  • Menzel, Donald Howard (1901-1976)
    • Short biography
• R
  • Regiomontanus [Müller, Johann or Johannes] (1436-1476)
    • Very short biography (infoplease.com)
  • Rheticus [Rhaeticus; Lauchen, Georg Joachim von] (1514-1574)
    • Very short biography (infoplease.com)
  • Ricci, Matteo (1552-1610)
    • Short biography and references (infoplease.com)
  • Ride, Sally Kristen (b. 1951)
    • Very short biography (infoplease.com)
  • Ritchey, Georg Willis (1864-1945)
    • Very short biography (infoplease.com)
  • Rittenhouse, David (1732-1796)
    • Very short biography and reference (infoplease.com)
  • Rømer [Römer; Roemer], Ole [Olaus; Olaf] Christensen (1644-1710)
    • Very short biography (infoplease.com)
  • Rue, Warren de la (1815-1889)
    • Very short biography (infoplease.com)
  • Rukeyser, Muriel (1913-1980)
    • Very short biography (infoplease.com)
  • Russell, Henry Norris (1877-1957)
    • Very short biography (infoplease.com)
  • Rutherfurd, Lewis Morris (1816-1892)
    • Very short biography (infoplease.com)
• Index of all persons from A to Z (updated)

Topics

• Archaeoastronomy, Ancient Astronomy and Ethnoastronomy
  • Search for more archaoastronomy sources with Goggle.

Meetings

• Il sole e la luna. Teorie, immagini, simboli
  September 26-29, 2001, Vincenza, Italy
• History of Astronomy Conference Calendar 2001 (updated)
• History of Astronomy Conference Calendar 2002 (new)
• History of Astronomy Conference Calendar 2003 (updated)
• PhysicsWeb - Calendar: Physics Conferences, Workshops and Summer Schools
  • Search for meetings in astrophysics

Societies

• Gauss-Gesellschaft e.V. Göttingen (in German)

Working Group for the History of Astronomy

• Publications
  • Electronic newsletters
    • Elektronische Mitteilungen zur Astronomiegeschichte
      Nr. 57, 22. Juni 2001
    • Electronic Newsletter for the History of Astronomy
      Number 47, June 21, 2000

Wolfgang R. Dick