Research Resources

A useful list of History of Astronomy, Research and Market Internet Resources.

History of Astronomy Resources

Christof Plicht’s List of Available Biographies

Astronomical, and Related Biographies – Biographical

The “Making of America” project.

U. Michigan Resources – Cornell Resources
The MoA project is one of scanning 19th-century newspapers, journals and books and is split between Cornell and U. Michigan. The two sites have *very different journals* on line that are searchable [i.e. you can enter search words like ‘telescope’ or ‘comet’, etc.]. Scientific American and Harpers Weekly are two of the many resources.

The Making of America

Market Internet Resources

Powell’s Books
Used and Out of Print

Astronomy – Rare Book Room

Astronomy – More recent