Instruments (History)

Instruments Sites:

The 28-inch Photo-visual Refractor The 28-inch Photo-visual Refractor: Exhibition from the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, that explains the history of this telescope via words and archive photographs. (Instruments) http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server.php?request=setTemplate:singlecontent&contentTypeA=conWebDoc&contentId=354&navId=005001004 Antique Telescopes Antique Telescopes: An overview with photographs of many lesser known telescopes typical of their time. (Instruments) http://www.antiquetelescopes.org/ Adler Planetarium - Historical Collections Adler Planetarium - Historical Collections: Collection of instruments, past exhibitions, history department information. (Instruments) http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/history/ Virtual Museum of Measuring Engines Virtual Museum of Measuring Engines: The history of modern astronomical measurement, emphasis on instruments. (Instruments) http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~afs5z/engines.html The Astrolabe The Astrolabe: Ancient astronomical computer. (Instruments) http://astrolabes.org/astrolab.htm The Airy Transit Circle The Airy Transit Circle: Describes the modernization of the Greenwich Observatory. From the BBC History series. (Instruments) http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/discovery/revolutions/airy_george_01.shtml Caltech Astronomy - History Caltech Astronomy - History: The telescopes at Mt. Wilson and Palomar. (Instruments) http://www.astro.caltech.edu/observatories/palomar/history/ Smithsonian Magazine - "Stars in Their Eyes" 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. (Instruments) http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues01/oct01/refractors.html 36 Years Ago 36 Years Ago: An essay with photographs on the construction of the Arecibo radio telescope. (Instruments) http://www.naic.edu/about/history/35years.htm Important Astronomers, their Instruments and Discoveries Important Astronomers, their Instruments and Discoveries: From the merket to the reflecting telescope in three pages. (Instruments) http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/psc/hist1.html The Antique Telescope Society The Antique Telescope Society: Historical documents, galleries and information on maintaining and restoring old telescopes. (Instruments) http://www1.tecs.com/oldscope/ Sir Martin Ryle - Nobel Lecture Sir Martin Ryle - Nobel Lecture: Radio telescopes of large resolving power. (Instruments) http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1974/ryle-lecture.html Churches as Scientific Instruments Churches as Scientific Instruments: Solar observatories built into 17th and 18th century cathedrals. (Instruments) http://cis.alma.unibo.it/NewsLetter/090496Nw/Heilbron.htm