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* Osterbrock, Donald E. ''Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The Birth, near Death, and Resurrection of a Scientific Research Institution'' (1997) [http://www.questia.com/read/98282465?title=Yerkes%20Observatory%2c%201892-1950%3a%20The%20Birth%2c%20near%20Death%2c%20and%20Resurrection%20of%20a%20Scientific%20Research%20Institution online edition] | * Osterbrock, Donald E. ''Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The Birth, near Death, and Resurrection of a Scientific Research Institution'' (1997) [http://www.questia.com/read/98282465?title=Yerkes%20Observatory%2c%201892-1950%3a%20The%20Birth%2c%20near%20Death%2c%20and%20Resurrection%20of%20a%20Scientific%20Research%20Institution online edition] | ||
* Smith, R. W. "Engines of Discovery: Scientific instruments and the history of astronomy and planetary science in the US in the 20th century." ''Journal of the History of Astronomy'' 1997. 28: 49-77 | * Smith, R. W. "Engines of Discovery: Scientific instruments and the history of astronomy and planetary science in the US in the 20th century." ''Journal of the History of Astronomy'' 1997. 28: 49-77 | ||
* Van Helden, A. "Telescope and Authority From Galileo to Cassini." ''Osiris'' 1994. Vol. 9:9-29 | * Van Helden, A. "Telescope and Authority From Galileo to Cassini." ''Osiris'' 1994. Vol. 9:9-29 [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-049X(199609)140%3A3%3C358%3AGASOSA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-F in JSTOR] | ||
* Van Helden, Albert. "Galileo and Scheiner on Sunspots: A Case Study in the Visual Language of Astronomy," ''Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society,'' Vol. 140, No. 3 (Sep., 1996), pp. 358-396 [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-049X(199609)140%3A3%3C358%3AGASOSA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-F in JSTOR] | * Van Helden, Albert. "Galileo and Scheiner on Sunspots: A Case Study in the Visual Language of Astronomy," ''Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society,'' Vol. 140, No. 3 (Sep., 1996), pp. 358-396 [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-049X(199609)140%3A3%3C358%3AGASOSA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-F in JSTOR] | ||
* Zik, Yaakov. "Science and Instruments: the Telescope as a Scientific Instrument at the Beginning of the Seventeenth Century." ''Perspectives on Science'' 2001 9(3): 259-284. Issn: 1063-6145 Fulltext: [[Project Muse]] | |||
* Zimmerman, Robert. "More Light!" ''American Heritage of Invention & Technology'' 2002 18(2): 14-23. Issn: 8756-7296, on 1970s Fulltext: [http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/2002/2/2002_2_14.shtml online] | * Zimmerman, Robert. "More Light!" ''American Heritage of Invention & Technology'' 2002 18(2): 14-23. Issn: 8756-7296, on 1970s Fulltext: [http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/2002/2/2002_2_14.shtml online] | ||
* Zirker, J. B. ''An Acre of Glass: A History and Forecast of the Telescope'' Johns Hopkins U. Press, 2005. 343 pp. [http://www.amazon.com/Acre-Glass-History-Forecast-Telescope/dp/0801882346/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206242646&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] | * Zirker, J. B. ''An Acre of Glass: A History and Forecast of the Telescope'' Johns Hopkins U. Press, 2005. 343 pp. [http://www.amazon.com/Acre-Glass-History-Forecast-Telescope/dp/0801882346/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206242646&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] | ||
Revision as of 22:58, 22 March 2008
History
- Barker, P. and Goldstein, B. "Realism and instrumentalism in 16th century astronomy: a reappraisal." Perspectives on Science. 1998. v 6 #3: 232-257.
- Bedini, S. A. "The instruments of Galileo Galilei." Pp. 257-292 in R. McMullin, ed. Galileo Man of Science. (1967)
- Biagioli, Mario. Galileo's Instruments of Credit: Telescopes, Images, Secrecy. U. of Chicago Press, 2006. 302 pp.
- Chapman, A. Astronomical Instruments and Their Use: Tycho Brahe to William Lassel. (19960
- Dupré, Sven. "Galileo's Telescope and Celestial Light." Journal for the History of Astronomy 2003 34(4): 369-399. Issn: 0021-8286
- King, Henry C. The History of the Telescope (2003) 480pp
- Mccray, W. Patrick. "What Makes a Failure? Designing a New National Telescope, 1975-1984." Technology and Culture 2001 42(2): 265-291. Issn: 0040-165x. on New National Technology Telescope that was NOT built at Kitt Peak, Arizona, but did set design standards for the future. Fulltext: Project Muse
- Osterbrock, Donald E. Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The Birth, near Death, and Resurrection of a Scientific Research Institution (1997) online edition
- Smith, R. W. "Engines of Discovery: Scientific instruments and the history of astronomy and planetary science in the US in the 20th century." Journal of the History of Astronomy 1997. 28: 49-77
- Van Helden, A. "Telescope and Authority From Galileo to Cassini." Osiris 1994. Vol. 9:9-29 in JSTOR
- Van Helden, Albert. "Galileo and Scheiner on Sunspots: A Case Study in the Visual Language of Astronomy," Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 140, No. 3 (Sep., 1996), pp. 358-396 in JSTOR
- Zik, Yaakov. "Science and Instruments: the Telescope as a Scientific Instrument at the Beginning of the Seventeenth Century." Perspectives on Science 2001 9(3): 259-284. Issn: 1063-6145 Fulltext: Project Muse
- Zimmerman, Robert. "More Light!" American Heritage of Invention & Technology 2002 18(2): 14-23. Issn: 8756-7296, on 1970s Fulltext: online
- Zirker, J. B. An Acre of Glass: A History and Forecast of the Telescope Johns Hopkins U. Press, 2005. 343 pp. excerpt and text search
Current
- Brunier, Serge, and Anne-Marie Lagrange. Great Observatories of the World (2005) 240pp; covers 56 observatories excerpt and text search
- McCray, W. Patrick Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology (2nd ed. 2006) excerpt and text search