History of Astronomy : What's new

History of Astronomy:
What was new at this site, 12 December 2001 - 25 June 2002

Some URLs have been updated.

Welcome / About

• Citation Index
  updated
• Acknowledgements
  updated

History of astronomy

Observatories and other places

• Hawaii
  • Origins of Astronomy in Hawaii, by Walter Steiger
  • Haleakala Observatories
• Hong Kong, China
  • Hong Kong Observatory
  • History of Hong Kong Time Service
• Kyoto, Japan
  • Department of Astronomy, Kyoto University (in Japanese)
• Mount Stromlo, Australia
  • Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories: Observatory History
• Perth, Australia
  • Perth Observatory, by Muriel Utting
• Sagamihara, Japan
  • Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)

Archives and libraries

• Europe
  • MALVINE: Manuscripts and Letters via Integrated Networks in Europe
    The search facilities are currently under construction.
• Germany
  • Kalliope: Verbundinformationssystem Nachlässe und Autographen (in German)
    Zentralkartei der Autographen online.
    The German central register of manuscripts.

Museums, memorials, historical places and exhibits

• Sydney, Australia
  • Sydney Observatory
• Perth, Australia
  • Perth Observatory Tours

Publications

• General questions and bibliographies
  • ADS Astronomy Abstract Service
    • Historical scans currently in the ADS

Societies

• Astronomical Society of South Australia (ASSA)

Unsorted and roughly sorted links

• Unsorted links (11) (more links added)

IAU Commission 41 (History of Astronomy)

• Members (updated)

Working Group for the History of Astronomy

• Meetings (updated)
  • Geschichte und Perspektiven der Astronomiegeschichtsschreibung
    Berlin, 27.-28. September 2002.
• Publications
  • Mitteilungen zur Astronomiegeschichte
    • Nr. 18, Juli 2001
  • Electronic newsletters
    • Elektronische Mitteilungen zur Astronomiegeschichte
      Nr. 59, 18. Dezember 2001
    • Electronic Newsletter for the History of Astronomy
      Number 48, December 17, 2001
      Number 49, December 19, 2001
• Acta Historica Astronomiae
  • Introduction

Wolfgang R. Dick