History
- 1
- A Brief SETI Chronology
- A timeline of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, from Morrison and Coconni to SETI@home.
- 3
- Astronomical References in the Ruba'iyât of Omar Khayyam
- Excerpts and commentary with reproductions of some of Elihu Vedder's illustrations.
- 5
- Astronomy in the 18th Century
- Discusses the development of reflective telescopes during the 1700's. Covers the different types of mirrors and lens that were used during these times. Includes some key contributors to the improvement of the telescope during this period.
- 6
- Astronomy in the 19th - 21st Centuries
- Part of the history of astronomy covering the discoveries of the size and nature of the universe.
- 7
- Atlas Celeste
- A rare celestial atlas discovered in the library of the Manchester Astronomical Society.
- 9
- Digital Archive of Historical Astronomy Pictures
- Images from the history of astronomy, old telescopes, pictures of astronomers, observatories.
- 10
- From Stargazers to Starships
- Tutorial/historical exposition of the motion of Earth in space, Newtonian mechanics and spaceflight, on a high school level.
- 11
- Hindu Cosmological Time Cycles
- An accurate calendar and the progenitor of the sexagesimal (base 60) "degree, minutes, seconds" measurement system.
- 12
- History and Philosophy of Western Astronomy
- The History chapter of an introductory astronomy course.
- 13
- Jewish Astronomy, From Ancient to Modern Times
- Astronomy in Israel from Og's Circle to the Wise Observatory.
- 14
- King Edward VI's Defence of Astronomy
- Article by Heather Hobden on this historic document which shows the understanding of astronomy in the mid 16th century. Edward had his own astronomical instruments which are described.
- 15
- Little Green Men, White Dwarfs or Pulsars?
- A personal account by Jocelyn Bell Burnell on the discovery of pulsars.
- 16
- Starry Messenger
- Phase I of the Electronic History of Astronomy, developed in the Whipple Museum of the History of Science at Trinity College, Cambridge. Covers the history of instruments and techniques, themes such as astrology and calendar reform, and biographies of major historical astronomers.
- 17
- The Cosmic Elk
- World history of astronomy and timekeeping with updates, and origins, based on original sources and places where possible.
- 18
- The Manchester Astronomical Society History
- The first hundred years, list of presidents, list of archived documents.