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Digital Archive of Historical Astronomy Pictures -- Images from the history of astronomy, old telescopes, pictures of astronomers, observatories. Visit

Tycho's Star Maps -- Celestial atlases & globes on exhibit at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Visit

History of SETI -- An over view of the history of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence using radio frequencies. Clear? Includes photos. Visit

From Stargazers to Starships -- Tutorial/historical exposition of the motion of Earth in space, Newtonian mechanics & spaceflight, on a high school level. Visit

Astronomy in Sweden 1860-1940 -- From the Uppsala University Newsletter for History of Science. Visit

Astronomy in the 18th Century -- Discusses the development of reflective telescopes during the 1700's. Covers the different types of mirrors & lens that were used during these times. Clear? Includes some key contributors to the improvement of the telescope during this period. Visit

Big Ear Radio Observatory -- Radio astronomy & the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Visit

Out of This World -- Exhibition catalog for The Golden Age of the Celestial Atlas. Clear? Includes an historical essay & sample pictures. Visit

Little Green Men, White Dwarfs or Pulsars? -- A personal account by Jocelyn Bell Burnell on the discovery of pulsars. Visit

Historical Astronomy Division -- American Astronomical Society division devoted to history, with a link to pages on the history of the society itself… Visit

Atlas Celeste -- A rare celestial atlas discovered in the library of the Manchester Astronomical Society. Visit

A Brief SETI Chronology -- A timeline of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, from Morrison & Coconni to SETI@home. Visit

Northern California History of Astronomy Luncheon & Discussion Association -- Announcements of discussions (in Oakland, California), open to the public, on various astronomy history topics, and an archive of past discussions Visit

A History of X-ray Astronomy at Goddard -- Describes observations using balloons, rockets & satellites. Visit

A Science Odyssey - Physics & Astronomy -- PBS articles about 20th century astronomy & physics. Visit

Telescopes from the Ground Up -- The history of telescopes. Visit

The Society For The History Of Astronomy -- Academic & popular topics, with a focus on Britain. Visit

MuslimHeritage.com - Astronomy -- Articles on astronomers, observatories, work performed & its significance from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries. Visit

Russell A. Hulse - Nobel Lecture -- The discovery of the binary pulsar. Visit

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