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JOURNAL OF ASTRONOMICAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Volume 11 No. 1<\/th><\/th>March 2008<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Cover<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
About the JAHH and the cover<\/a><\/td><\/td>Inside Cover<\/td><\/tr>
Contents<\/a><\/td><\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Papers from the Osterbrock Memorial Symposium<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
W.W. Morgan and the Discovery of the Spiral Arm Structure of our Galaxy<\/a><\/td>William Sheehan<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
The Pleasures of the Vault<\/a><\/td>Anthony Misch<\/td>22<\/td><\/tr>
The 40-foot Solar Eclipse Camera of the Lick Observatory<\/a><\/td>John C. Pearson & Wayne Orchiston<\/td>25<\/td><\/tr>
Other Papers<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Ancient Greek Heliocentric Views Hidden from Prevailing Beliefs?<\/a><\/td>Ioannis Liritzis, & Alexandra Coucouzeli<\/td>39<\/td><\/tr>
Milutin Milankovi\u0107 and the Reform of the Julian Calendar in 1923<\/a><\/td>M.S. Dimitrijevi\u0107, E. Th. Theodossiou,
& P.Z. Mantarakis<\/td>		50<\/td><\/tr>
The (Almost) Unseen Total Eclipse of 1831<\/a><\/td>Ian R. Bartky<\/td>55<\/td><\/tr>
Molonglo Observatory: Building the Cross and MOST<\/a><\/td>Bruce McAdam<\/td>63<\/td><\/tr>
The Australian Solar Eclipse Expeditions of 1947 and 1949<\/a><\/td>Harry Wendt, Wayne Orchiston,
& Bruce Slee<\/td>		71<\/td><\/tr>
Book Reviews<\/strong> (all)<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Jesse Ramsden (1735-1800): London\u2019s Leading Scientific Instrument Maker, <\/a>by Anita McConnell<\/td>David Blank<\/em><\/td>79<\/td><\/tr>
Mission to Jupiter: A History of the Galileo Project,<\/a> by Michael Meltzer<\/td>James Bryan<\/td>79<\/td><\/tr>
“\u2026eine ausnehmende Zierde und Vortheil” – Geschichte der Kieler Universit\u00e4tssternwarte
und ihrer Vorg\u00e4ngerinnen 1770 – 1950,<\/a> by Felix L\u00fchning<\/td>		Hilmar W. Duerbeck<\/td>80<\/td><\/tr>
Un Astronome des Lumi\u00e8res: J\u00e9r\u00f4me de Lalande,<\/a> by Simone Dumont<\/td>Anita McConnell<\/td>80<\/td><\/tr>
Bearing the Heavens: Tycho Brahe an the Astronomical Community of the Late Sixteenth Century,<\/a>
by Adam Mosley<\/td>		G\u00fcnther Oestmann<\/td>81<\/td><\/tr>
One Time Fits All: The Campaign for Global Uniformity, <\/a>by Ian R. Bartky<\/td>G.A. Wilkins<\/td>82<\/td><\/tr>
Cometography. A Catalogue of Comets. Volume 3: 1900-1932,<\/a> by Gary W. Kronk<\/td>Wayne Orchiston<\/td>83<\/td><\/tr>
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Contents<\/a><\/td><\/td>Back Cover<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Volume 11 No. 2<\/th><\/th>July 2008<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Cover<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
About the JAHH and the cover<\/a><\/td><\/td>Inside Cover<\/td><\/tr>
Contents<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Papers<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
The Origin and Meaning of Colourful Descriptions in Chinese Astronomical Records<\/a><\/td>Richard G. Strom<\/em><\/td>87<\/td><\/tr>
Cassini, R\u00f8mer, and the Velocity of Light<\/a><\/td>Laurence Bobis & James Lequeux<\/td>97<\/td><\/tr>
A Newly-discovered Accurate Early Drawing of M51, the Whirlpool Nebula<\/a><\/td>William Tobin, & J.B. Holberg<\/td>107<\/td><\/tr>
Ernesto Vasconcellos\u2019 Astronomia Photographica: The Earliest Popular Book on Astronomical Photography?<\/a><\/td>Vitor Bonif\u00e1cio, Isabel Malaquias, & Jo\u00e3o Fernandes<\/td>116<\/td><\/tr>
Rado K\u00f6veslighety\u2019s Spectroscopic Work<\/a><\/td>Lajos G. Bal\u00e1zs, Magda Vargha, & Endre Zsoldos<\/td>124<\/td><\/tr>
The Hydrogen Abundance in Stars: A First Major Step for Quantitative Astrophysics<\/a><\/td>Davide Cenadelli<\/td>134<\/td><\/tr>
From Research Institution to Astronomical Museum: A History of the Stockholm Observatory<\/a><\/td>Steven Haywood Yaskell<\/td>146<\/td><\/tr>
A short History of Two Nineteenth Century German Instruments at the Bologna Observatory:
The 16-cm Steinheil Refractor and the Ertel & Sohn Meridian Circle<\/a><\/td>		Francesco Poppi, Fabrizio B\u00f2noli, & Andrea Gualandi<\/td>157<\/td><\/tr>
Book Reviews<\/strong> (all<\/a>)<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography<\/a> by Nick Kanas<\/td>Robert A. Garfinkle<\/td>167<\/td><\/tr>
Proxima: The Nearest Star (Other Than the Sun!), <\/a>by I.S. Glass<\/td>Wayne Orchiston<\/td>167<\/td><\/tr>
James Van Allen: The First Billion Miles,<\/a> by Abigail Foerstner<\/td>Robert A. Garfinkle<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Advertisement:<\/strong> James Cook University<\/td><\/td>Inside Back Cover<\/td><\/tr>
Contents<\/a><\/td><\/td>Back Cover<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Volume 11 No. 3<\/th><\/th>November 2008<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Cover<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Inside Cover<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Contents<\/a><\/td><\/td>171<\/td><\/tr>
Christiansen Papers<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
W.N. Christiansen and the Development of the Solar Grating Array<\/a><\/td>Harry Wendt, Wayne Orchiston, & Bruce Slee<\/td>173<\/td><\/tr>
W.N. Christiansen and the Initial Australian Investigation of the 21cm Hydrogen Line<\/a><\/td>Harry Wendt, Wayne Orchiston, & Bruce Slee<\/td>185<\/td><\/tr>
Reminiscences Regarding Professor R.N. Christiansen<\/a><\/td>Govind Swarup<\/td>194<\/td><\/tr>
Other Papers<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
The Earliest Telescope Preserved in Japan<\/a><\/td>Tsuko Nakamura<\/td>203<\/td><\/tr>
Ethnographic and Literary Reflections on Ancient Georgian Astronomical Heritage<\/a><\/td>I. Simonia, C. Ruggles, & R. Chagunava<\/td>213<\/td><\/tr>
Letters from Augustin Hallerstein, an Eighteenth Century Jesuit Astronomer in Beijing<\/a><\/td>Stanislav Juznic<\/td>219<\/td><\/tr>
The Phantom Moon of Venus, 1645-1768<\/a><\/td>Kurt M\u00f8ller Pedersen, & Helge Kragh<\/td>227<\/td><\/tr>
William Herschel’s Fifty-two Fields of Extensive Diffused Nebulosity \u2013 a Revision<\/a><\/td>Arndt Latusseck<\/td>235<\/td><\/tr>
Book Reviews<\/strong> (all<\/a>)<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Astronom in zwei Welten,<\/a> by Dieter B. Herrmann<\/td>Hilmar W. Duerbeck<\/td>247<\/td><\/tr>
Der Wissenschaftsmacher: Reimar L\u00fcst im Gespr\u00e4ch mit Paul Nolte, <\/a>by David Pingree<\/td>Hilmar W. Duerbeck<\/td>247<\/td><\/tr>
Sternwarten: 95 astronomische Observatorien in aller Welt,<\/a> by Stefan Binnewies,
Wolfgang Steinicke, & Jens Moser<\/td>		 Hilmar W. Duerbeck <\/td>248<\/td><\/tr>
Universe in a Mirror: The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built It, <\/a>
by Robert Zimmerman<\/td>		 Hilmar W. Duerbeck <\/td>249<\/td><\/tr>
Index to Volume 11<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/td>250<\/td><\/tr>
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