The Astrolabe
Ancient astronomical computer.
Churches as Scientific Instruments
Solar observatories built into 17th and 18th century cathedrals.
Sir Martin Ryle - Nobel Lecture
Radio telescopes of large resolving power.
Important Astronomers, their Instruments and Discoveries
From the merket to the reflecting telescope in three pages.
Adler Planetarium - Historical Collections
Collection of instruments, past exhibitions, history department information.
Antique Telescopes
An overview with photographs of many lesser known telescopes typical of their time.
Caltech Astronomy - History
The telescopes at Mt. Wilson and Palomar.
Virtual Museum of Measuring Engines
The history of modern astronomical measurement, emphasis on instruments.
The Airy Transit Circle
Describes the modernization of the Greenwich Observatory. From the BBC History series.
The 28-inch Photo-visual Refractor
Exhibition from the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, that explains the history of this telescope via words and archive photographs.
Smithsonian Magazine - Stars in Their Eyes
The exquisite telescopes crafted by Alvan Clark and his sons helped make the last half of the 19th century a golden age of astronomy.
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