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  2. History of astronomy - Wikipedia

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    The history of astronomy focuses on the contributions civilizations have made to further their understanding of the universe beyond earth's ... Recent investigations ...

  3. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage - Wikipedia

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    The Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage is a peer-reviewed academic journal. As of 2021, the journal is published four times per year and is logged through the Astrophysics Data System . It publishes research papers, reviews, short communications, IAU reports, and book reviews on all aspects of astronomical history .

  4. Journal for the History of Astronomy - Wikipedia

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    Journal for the History of Astronomy is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the history of astronomy from earliest times to the present, and in history in the service of astronomy. The journal's founding editor-in-chief was Michael Hoskin ( Cambridge University ) [ 1 ] and it is currently [ when? ] edited by James Evans ...

  5. Not since Tecumseh. The last total solar eclipse in Ohio was in 1806. Tom O'Grady, instructor of Observational Astronomy at Ohio University, said details are scarce, but there is a long told tale ...

  6. Timeline of astronomy - Wikipedia

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    The first major Arabic work of astronomy is the Zij al-Sindh by Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. The work contains tables for the movements of the Sun, the Moon, and the five planets known at the time. The work is significant as it introduced Ptolemaic concepts into Islamic sciences. This work also marks the turning point in Arabic astronomy.

  7. Historical astronomy - Wikipedia

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    By historical astronomy we include the history of astronomy; what has come to be known as archaeoastronomy; and the application of historical records to modern astrophysical problems." Historical and ancient observations are used to track theoretically long term trends, such as eclipse patterns and the velocity of nebular clouds.

  8. List of astronomy journals - Wikipedia

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    Journal for the History of Astronomy; Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage; Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy; Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers; Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation; Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems; Journal of the British Astronomical Association

  9. Timeline of knowledge about galaxies, clusters of galaxies ...

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    2020 — After a 20-year-long survey, astrophysicists of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey publish the largest, most detailed 3D map of the universe so far, fill a gap of 11 billion years in its expansion history, and provide data which supports the theory of a flat geometry of the universe and confirms that different regions seem to be expanding at ...