History of Astronomy : What's new

History of Astronomy:
What was new at this site, September 19, 2003 - February 12, 2004

Some URLs have been updated.

Welcome / About

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

History of astronomy

Persons

• A
  • Al Sufi, Abd-al-Rahman [Abr-ar Rahman As Sufi; Abd al Rahman Abu al Husain; Azophi] (903-986)
    • Short biography, references, links (H. Frommert, C. Kronberg)
  • Arrest, Heinrich Louis d' (1822-1875)
    • Very short biography (H. Frommert, C. Kronberg)
• B
  • Bethe, Hans Albrecht (b. 1906)
    • Short biography, references and links (Bruce medal.)
  • Bevis, John (1695-1771)
    • Short biography, references, links (H. Frommert, C. Kronberg)
  • Bode, Johann Elert (1747-1826)
    • Short biography, references, links (H. Frommert, C. Kronberg)
  • Boulliau [Bouillaud], Ismael [Bullialdus] (1605-1694)
    • Short biography, references, links (H. Frommert, C. Kronberg)
• C
  • Cacciatore, Niccolò [Nicolò] (1780-1841)
    • Short biography, references, links (H. Frommert, C. Kronberg)
  • Cassini, Jacques [Cassini II] (1677-1756)
    • Short biography, references (H. Frommert, C. Kronberg)
  • Cassini, Jacques Dominique [Cassini IV] (1748-1845)
    • Very short biography, references (H. Frommert, C. Kronberg)
  • Cassini de Thury, César-François [Cassini III] (1714-1784)
    • Very short biography, references (H. Frommert, C. Kronberg)
  • Curtis, Heber Doust (1872-1942)
    • Very short biography (H. Frommert, C. Kronberg)
  • Cysat, Johann Baptist [Cysatus] (1586-1657)
    • Short biography, references, links (H. Frommert, C. Kronberg)
• D
  • Darquier de Pellepoix, Antoine (1718-1802)
    • Short biography, references, links (H. Frommert, C. Kronberg)
  • Delisle, Joseph-Nicolas (1688-1768)
    • Short biography, references (H. Frommert, C. Kronberg)
• K
  • Kutter, Anton (1903-1985)
    • Short biography, references, links (H. Frommert)
• L
  • Loys de Chéseaux, Philippe (1718-1751)
    • Short biography, references, links (H. Frommert, C. Kronberg)
• M
  • Mairan, Jean Jacques d'Ortous [Dortous] de (1678-1771)
    • Short biography and references (R. S. Westfall)
    • Short biography, references, links (H. Frommert, C. Kronberg)
  • Malapert, Charles (1581-1630)
    • Biography, references, links (in French)
  • Malin, David (b. 1952)
    • Short biography
• P
  • Paczynski, Bohdan (b. 1940)
    • Short biography, references and links (Bruce medal.)
• R
  • Rubin, Vera Cooper (b. 1928)
    • Short biography, references and links (Bruce medal.)
• W
  • Winnecke, Friedrich August Theodor (1835-1897)
    • Short biography, references, links (H. Frommert, C. Kronberg)
• Index of all persons from A to Z (updated)

Museums, memorials, historical places and exhibits

• Groningen, The Netherlands
  • Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum (in Dutch, some information in English and German)
    According to a guide to collections of geodetic instruments, this museum holds some astronomical and navigational instruments.

Meetings

• History of Astronomy Conference Calendar 2004 (new)

Historians of astronomy

• Historians of Astrology, by Lester Ness

IAU Commission 41 (History of Astronomy)

Working Group for the History of Astronomy

• Publications
  • Electronic newsletters
    • Elektronische Mitteilungen zur Astronomiegeschichte
      • Nr. 64, 9. November 2003
      • Nr. 65, 16. November 2003
      • Nr. 66, 22. November 2003
      • Nr. 67, 27. November 2003
      • Nr. 68, 10. Dezember 2003
      • Nr. 69, 1. Januar 2004
      • Nr. 70, 22. Januar 2004
    • Electronic Newsletter for the History of Astronomy
      • Number 52, November 15, 2003
      • Number 53, November 17, 2003
      • Number 54, November 24, 2003
      • Number 55, November 28, 2003
      • Number 56, January 23, 2004

Wolfgang R. Dick