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Russell A. Hulse - Nobel Lecture
The discovery of the binary pulsar.
http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1993/hulse-lecture.html
The ?ryabhat?ya of ?ryabhata
The oldest exact astronomic constant? The ratio of earth rotations to lunar orbits in Aryabhata's AD 498 writing.
http://www.jqjacobs.net/astro/aryabhata.html
The Babylonian Theory of the Planets
A substantial look at the subject, and a review of N. M. Swerdlow's book.
http://www.maa.org/reviews/babplanets.html
The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
Robert Woodrow Wilson Nobel Lecture.
http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1978/wilson-lecture.html
The Society For The History Of Astronomy
Academic and popular topics, with a focus on Britain.
http://www.shastro.org.uk/
The Star of Bethlehem
An investigation of the science and history which bear on the mysterious star said to have accompanied the advent of Christ.
http://www.bethlehemstar.net/
This Month in the History of Astronomy
Short descriptions of important discoveries, events, and birthdays sorted by month.
http://astro.martianbachelor.com/TMITHOA/
Tycho's Star Maps
Celestial atlases and globes on exhibit at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server.php?request=setTemplate:singlecontent&contentTypeA=conWebDoc&contentId=388
Understanding Tidal Friction
Article by Peter Brosche on gaining understanding of changes in the Moon's orbit.
http://www.tribunes.com/tribune/art98/bros.htm
X-ray Astronomy at Goddard
Describes observations using balloons, rockets and satellites.
http://lhea.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xray/history.html

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