JOURNAL OF ASTRONOMICAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE

Volume 10

Vol. 10 No. 1 Mar 2007
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Papers
Highlighting the History of French Radio Astronomy. 1: Nordmann’s Attempt to Observe Solar Radio Emission in 1901 Suzanne Débarbat, James Lequeux, & Wayne Orchiston 3
Highlighting the history of French radio astronomy. 2: The solar eclipse observations of 1949-1954 Wayne Orchiston & Jean-Louis Steinberg 11
Planet, Asteroid, Minor Planet: A Case Study in Astronomical NomenclatureDavid W. Hughes & Brian G. Marsden 21
E.E. Barnard and the Eclipse of Iapetus in 1889James Bryan31
William Doberck – Double Star AstronomerP. Kevin MacKeown49
Lowell Observatory Enters the Twentieth Century—in the 1950sJoseph S. Tenn65
IAU Report
IAU Archives Working Group. Triennial Report (2003-2006) Brenda G. Corbin72
Book Reviews (all)
Kommandosache Sonnengott. Geschichte der deutschen Sonnenforschung im Dritten Reich und unter alliierter Besatzung, by Michael P. SeilerWolfgang Mattig & Wolfgang Schmidt73
The Man Who Found Time. James Hutton and the Discovery of the Earth’s Antiquity, by Jack RepcheckMary Brück79
The Stargazer of Hardwicke: the Life and Work of Thomas William Webb / Gracewing Publishing, 2006, ed. by Janet & Mark RobinsonF. Richard Stephenson74
James Hutton, the Founder of Modern Geology, by Donald B. McIntyre & Alan McKirdyMary Brück74
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Vol. 10 No. 2 Jul 2007
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Papers
Quasars and the Caltech-Carnegie Connection Edward R. Waluska79
John Michell, the Pleiades, and Odds of 496,000 to 1 David W. Hughes & Susan Cartwright93
Solar Photography in the Nineteenth Century: the Case of the Infante D. Luiz Observatory in Lisbon (1871-1880)Vitor Bonifácio, Isabel Malaquias, & João Fernandes101
The Norwegian Naval ObservatoriesBjørn Ragnvald Pettersen115
Demetrios Eginitis: Restorer of the Athens Observatory E. Th. Theodossiou, V.N. Manimanis, & P. Mantarakis, 123
F.X. von Zach and the Fifth Continent Peter Brosche133
Caveat Lector: Comments on Douglas J. Keenan, ‘Astro-Historiographic Chronologies of Early China are Unfounded’David W. Pankenier137
Defence of Planetary Conjunctions for Early Chinese Chronology is Unmerited Douglas J. Keenan142
Stephen J. O'Meara and Ring Spokes Before Voyager 1 James Bryan148
Corrigendum
Correction to E.E. Barnard and the Eclipse of Iapetus in 1889 James Bryan 150
Obituary
Donald Edward Osterbrock (1924 - 2007) William Sheehan & C. Robert O'Dell151
Book Reviews (all)
Caroline Herschel’s Autobiographies ed. by Michael HoskinMary Brück157
Two Paths to Heaven’s Gate, by Nan Dieter ConklinWayne Orchiston157
The Man Who Changed Everything: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell, by Basil MahonClive Davenhall158
Harrison in the Abbey, by Arnold WolfendaleWayne Orchiston158
Observatoires et Patrimonie Astronomique Français, ed. by Guy BoistelMonique Gros159
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Vol. 10 No. 3 Nov 2007
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Papers from the Lindsay Symposium
A Selection of Photographs from the Lindsay Centennial Symposium
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Eric Melvyn Lindsay and Astronomy in Ireland Mark E. Bailey163
Armagh, Dunsink and the Early Days of the Irish Astronomical Society Mary Brück167
The Armagh-Dunsink-Harvard Telescope: From Dream to OblivionC. John Butler173
Under Irish SkiesPatrick Corvan179
Family Memoirs of a Very Special Uncle Robin Lindsay, Jack Lindsay, & Mary Lindsay 187
Dr Eric Mervyn Lindsay (1907-1974): A Personal View John C. McConnell190
Dr Eric Lindsay: Personal Recollections Derek McNally193
Dr Eric Lindsay: A, B, C, D, ... to Z. A Personal Recollection Terry Moseley194
Remembering Eric and Sylvia Lindsay during the War Years Donald S. Nicholson197
Sir Robert Stawell Ball (1840-1913): Royal Astronomer in Ireland and Astronomy’s Public Voice Allan Chapman198
Other Papers
Variations in the Earth’s Clock Error ΔT between AD 300 and 800 as Deduced from Observations of Solar and Lunar Eclipses F. Richard Stephenson211
Highlighting the History of French Radio Astronomy. 3: The Würzburg Antennas at Marcoussis, Meudon and Nançay Wayne Orchiston, James Lequeux, Jean-Louis Steinberg, & Jean Delannoy221
Book Reviews (all)
A Descriptive Catalogue of Greco-Roman Comets from 500 B.C. to A.D. 400, by John T. RamseyDavid W. Hughes246
The Sun Kings: The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard Carrington and the Tale of How Modern Astronomy Began, by Stuart ClarkWayne Orchiston246
The Telescope. Its History, Technology, and Future, by Geoff AndersenDavid Blank247
Living Among the Stars at the Johannesburg Observatory, by Dirk VermeulenWayne Orchiston247
Index to Volume 10248
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