#history-of-astronomy — Public Fediverse posts

Back from "Ciels d'Encre", an exhibition of ancient astronomy books at the bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris.

A display of so many famous titles & authors in the #historyofastronomy...

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There's a new issue of HoST — Journal of History of Science and Technology. It includes the themtic dossier "Towards a global history of eclipses_ Entanglements of disciplines, actors, and practices".

🔓 Available on #OpenAccess: https://sciendo.com/issue/HOST/19/1

@histodons
@histodon

#Histodons #HistoryOfScience #SciHist #HistoryOfTechnology #TechHist #Astronomy #HistoryOfAstronomy #Eclipses #TotalSolarEclipse #SanskritAstralSciences

#wichtigepersönlichkeiten #radioastronomie #forschung #pulsar #importantpeople #radioastronomy #KarlJansky
#EntdeckungDerRadiowellen #Milchstraße #KosmischeStrahlung #AstronomieGeschichte #DiscoveryOfRadioWaves #MilkyWay #CosmicRadiation #HistoryOfAstronomy

@rmathematicus /cf. Galileo Galilei's original lens
http://photo.mprove.net/gallery/08/florence.html?i=33

#chronoAstro #historyofastronomy

In a previous life I worked in astronomy outreach at the Brera Observatory in Milan, Italy.

I conducted guided tours of the astronomical museum and the dome of the original Merz refractor Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli used in the 19th century for his observations of the canals of Mars. In these 2011 photos I showed the telescope and the view from the roof of the building.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/forthebirds/6228095056

https://www.flickr.com/photos/forthebirds/6228095640

https://www.flickr.com/photos/forthebirds/6227574063

#HistoryOfAstronomy #astronomy #telescope

@dongensis wow, is this solar-centric already? Venus and Merkur seem to circle the Sun!
https://mprove.de/chrono?q=0.12001,-0.70095&z=9.21&m=IFitem4152891-97&s=1&iiif-content=https://digitalcollections.universiteitleiden.nl/iiif_manifest/item%3A4152891/manifest&c=a

#historyofastronomy #Astro

@musermeku Einen virtuellen Dronen-um-rum-Flug habe ich hier verlinkt: https://mprove.de/chrono?q=51.47619,0.00063&z=15&r=-31&t=60&m=HL8982541&o=0.95&d=0&s=1&i=1

#greenwich #historyofastronomy

Reviving Medieval Science: Workshop Highlights 10th-Century Astrolabe’s Precision and Legacy https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/reviving-medieval-science-workshop-highlights-10th-century-astrolabes-precision-and-legacy/ #medieval #historyofastronomy

@bsbmuenchen Aber so ein liebevoll gestaltetes Buch!
https://mprove.de/chrono?m=IFurnnbndebvb12-bsb00079953-7-16&s=1&iiif-content=https://api.digitale-sammlungen.de/iiif/presentation/v2/bsb00079953/manifest&c=a

#oldBooks #iiifBooks #iiifviewer #chronoAstro #HistoryOfAstronomy #Astronomy

History of Solar System formation and evolution hypotheses (Planetary science 🪐)

The history of scientific thought about the formation and evolution of the Solar System began with the Copernican Revolution. The first recorded use of the term "Solar System" dates f...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Solar_System_formation_and_evolution_hypotheses

#HistoryOfSolarSystemFormationAndEvolutionHypotheses #SolarSystem #HistoryOfPhysics #PlanetaryScience #StellarAstronomy #HistoryOfAstronomy

One of my silliest hills that I will die on:

STS-31, the #SpaceShuttle mission that deployed the #Hubble Space Telescope, launched #OTD in 1990: April 24.

However, the astronauts didn't deploy the observatory until April 25.

My view -- which is not held by the good folks at STScI -- is that Hubble's birthday is thus the 25th; I liken it to April 24th is when Hubble's parents drove to the hospital / went into labor, but the 25th is when it was born.
#Astrodon #HistoryOfAstronomy #NASA

Herbert W. Franke (1966) zur Oberfläche des Mondes
https://mprove.de/chrono?q=0.40695,0.02201&z=9.25&m=IF2394&d=1&s=1&iiif-content=https://mrp.daten.zkm.de/iiif/2394/manifest

#historyofastronomy #zkm #ZKMKarlsruhe #herbertwfranke

In diesem Aufsatz von 1919 zweifelt Nikola Tesla an der Rotation des Mondes. Mich hat er jetzt gerade überzeugt. Würde man zb. auch sagen, dass die ISS bei einer Erdumrundung einmal um die eigene Achse rotiert, damit sie immer zur Erdoberfläche ausgerichtet ist?
ChronoLink https://mprove.de/chrono?q=0.35861,-0.03066&z=9.37&m=IFTeslaArticlesElectricalExperimenter-16&s=1&i=1&iiif-content=https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/TeslaArticlesElectricalExperimenter/manifest.json&c=W,H
Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/TeslaArticlesElectricalExperimenter/page/n15/mode/2up

good night. Morgen sehe ich das bestimmt wieder anders.

#chronoastro #astro #astronomy #moon #historyofastronomy

@AkaSci »RubberDuckyShape« – my takeaway from #37c3
📽️ How Many Planets in Our Solar System? Glad You Asked https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-11734-how_many_planets_in_our_solar_system_glad_you_asked

#astro #solarsystem #historyofastronomy

@tobybaier #Vulkan "rediscovered" at #37c3 🤯 https://mprove.de/chrono?q=0.00012,0.00221&z=9.7&m=IF2013593145&d=1&s=1&iiif-content=https://www.loc.gov/item/2013593145/manifest.json

#historyofastronomy

This cylindrical dome at Brera astronomical observatory in Milan, Italy, still houses the 8" Merz refracting telescope Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli used for his observations of the canals of Mars since 1877.

For a dozen years or so I worked there doing astronomy outreach and education. It's a magical place, a time machine with steampunk vibes.

#HistoryOfAstronomy #astronomy #mars

solar eclipses 1330 - 1386 🌞 🌚 🌍
https://mprove.de/chrono?m=IFO25-101&d=1&s=1&iiif-content=https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/O.2.5/manifest.json

#HistoryOfAstronomy

#HierSoAufDemSchirm Falls das der Große Wagen sein soll, dann ist er spiegelverkehrt. 🔭 :blobcatdizzy:
oben: https://mprove.de/chrono?q=0.67941,-0.13248&z=9.23&r=10&m=IF0427-153&d=1&s=1&iiif-content=https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/metadata/iiif/vad-0427/manifest.json
unten: https://mprove.de/chrono?q=45.02392,-0.12216&z=4.77&r=-34&m=HK1303&d=1&s=1

#HistoryOfAstronomy #ecodices

@hab_wf user generated shownotes :blobcat_keyboard:

"…I as an art historian have a tendency to flip thought a book…"

Peter Apian #ChronoLink https://mprove.de/chrono?q=0.19376,-0.01667&z=8.4&m=IF939135175-9&d=1&s=1&iiif-content=https://haab-digital.klassik-stiftung.de/viewer/api/v1/records/939135175/manifest/&c=a
today: https://mprove.de/chrono?q=0.31391,-0.15325&z=10.74&r=158&t=45&m=IF939135175-58&d=1&s=1&iiif-content=https://haab-digital.klassik-stiftung.de/viewer/api/v1/records/939135175/manifest/

#HistoryOfAstronomy

In my retroastronomy days I had a job doing guided tours and other astronomy outreach activities at the Brera observatory in Milan, Italy.

The highlight of the tour was the 21.8 cm Merz refractor astronomer Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli used for his pioneering observations of the canals of Mars in the late 19th century.

Here's yours truly showing the telescope to a group of visitors in October of 2011.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/forthebirds/6228095056

#astronomy #telescope #HistoryOfAstronomy

Just in case anyone was thinking of partying it up during the next eclipse, you better follow the rules instead.

https://www.themorgan.org/collection/ancient-near-eastern-seals-and-tablets/215816

"people are to remove their headgear and cover their heads with their garments, then wail and cry aloud, begging the gods to save them, their cities, and their shrines"

(The Morgan Library & Museum, photo by me)

#histodons #astrodon #HistoryOfAstronomy

Space invaders!!??

Image via glass plate of the night sky from 1896 with stars (black dots) and a visitor to the telescope that night.

#Serendipity #HistoryofAstronomy
#HistSTM

Part of lost star catalog of Hipparchus found lurking under medieval codex - Multispectral imaging revealed hidden original text from St. Catherine's Mo... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1891498 #historyofastronomy #historyofscience #gaming&culture #hipparchus #astronomy #science #physics