History
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- Lecture 26: How Far the Sun?
- From an introductory astronomy course, describes expeditions which observed the 18th century transits.
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- No. 1303: Transit of Venus
- Transcript of a radio show describing 18th century expeditions. Link to the audio.
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- The 1882 Transit of Venus: Observations from Wellington, South Africa
- Describes the development of a higher education facility for women in South Africa and the events that led to the American scientific expedition to be able to view the astronomical phenomena. Page includes background of key participants, as well as photos of the original telescope and observatory.
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- Antique Telescopes
- An overview with photographs of many lesser known telescopes typical of their time.
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- Memoirs of a Space Engineer
- Stories from Doug Rickard's memoirs and his involvement in the early exploration of space.
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- Robert Stawell Ball
- Wikipedia provides biographical information on this Irish astronomer, lecturer and author.
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- The Bruce Medalists
- Brief biographies, photos, and links to winners of this annual award for lifetime contributions to astronomy.
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- The Legacy of Ulugh Beg
- Article by Kevin Krisciunas, with notes and bibliography, about the grandson of Tammerlane, his observatory, and the significance of his work.
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- A Brief History of Cosmology
- A review by David Wands of the development of cosmology, starting with the Babylonians.
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- Christianity and the Mathematical Sciences - the Heliocentric Hypothesis
- Religious influences on Copernicus, Galileo, Brahe and Kepler.
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- History and Philosophy of Twentieth Century Cosmology
- Paper presented at an Italian national conference in 1996, with references.
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- The Copernican Revolution
- Brief historical chronology of the development and acceptance of heliocentricity.