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Journals and References

"The Observatory Monthly Review of Astronomy" (Paperback)

These publications contain minutes from the meetings of the Royal Astronomical Society, Correspondence, and Notes from Observatories.

  • January 1885, #94
  • February 1886, #107
  • March 1887, #121
  • September 1892, #192 through January 1893, #197
  • March 1904, #342
  • Annual Companion for 1912, #443
  • August 1927, #639 Vol. L
  • March 1928, #646 Vol. LI
  • January 1929, #656 Vol. LII through February 1929, #657 Vol. LII
  • April 1929, #659 Vol. LII through January 1930, #668 Vol. LIII
  • January 1933, #704 Vol. LVI
  • December 1937, #763 Vol. 60
  • April 1941, #800 Vol. 64

"The Observatory Monthly Review of Astronomy" (Hardbound)

All hardbound volumes are February through December

  • 1949 Vol. 69 through 1955 Vol. 75 issues #848 - #889
  • 1957 Vol. 77 through 1970 Vol. 90 issues #896 - #979

"Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific" (Paperback)

  • August 1917, #170 Vol. XXIX
  • October 1925, #219 Vol. XXXVII through December 1930, #250 Vol. XLII
  • February 1934, #269 Vol. XLVI through December 1934, #274 Vol. XLVI
  • February 1937, #287 Vol. 49 through December 1941, #316 Vol.53
  • February 1960, Vol. 72 through December 1965, Vol. 77
  • February 1970 through December 1970, Vol. 82 pp 1-1416
  • List of Members of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific January 1928
  • List of Members of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific December 1941

"Astronomishe Nachrichten"

  • 1968 November, Band (Volume) 291, Heft (Issue) 1 through 6, Seite (Pages) 1 - 296

"Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific -MERCURY"

Advenio Brevis!

  • 1973 Vol. 2 Nos. 2 through 3
  • 1981 Vol. X Nos. 3 and 5
  • 1982 Vol. XI No. 4
  • 1985 Vol. XIV Nos. 2 through 6
  • 1986 Vol. XV Nos. 1 through 4
  • 1986 Vol. XV No. 6
  • 1987 Vol. XVI Nos. 1 through 6
  • 1988 Vol. XVII Nos. 1 through 6
  • 1989 Vol. XVIII No. 1
  • 1990 Vol. XIX No. 5

"The American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac"

Later known as "The Astronomical Almanac" after 1980.

  • 1968
  • 1970 - 1976
  • 1978 - 1980

"The Astronomical Almanac"

  • 1981 - 1994
  • 2000
  • 2002 - Present

"The Observer's Handbook"

  • 1970 - 1992
  • 2003 - Present

"General Catalog of Variable Stars"

Astronomical Council of USSR Academy of Sciences

  • 1985 4th Edition Vols. I-IV

Other Reference

  • Allen's Asrtrophysical Quantities 4th Ed. Cox, A.N. (Editor), 2002
  • The Handbook of Astronomical Image Processing, Berry & Burnell, 2000
  • Fundamental Ephemeris Computations, Heafner, 1999
  • Planetary and Lunar Coordinates 2001-2020, HM Nautical Almanac Office
  • The AAVSO Variable Star Atlas, 2nd Ed.
  • Sky Catalogue 2000.0 Vol. 1 Stars to Magnitude 8.0 2nd Ed.
  • The Atlas of Galaxies - Sandage, A. & Bedke, J. 1988

Miscellaneous and Limited Collections

"Astronomy Express"

  • 1984 July Vol. 1 Issue 1
  • 1984 August Vol. 1 Issue 2
  • 1984 September Vol. 1 Issue 3
  • 1985 June Vol. 1 Issue 4-6

"Sky and Telescope"

  • January 1985 through October 1985
  • December 1985

"Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan"

  • 1995 Vol. 47 No. 6

Miscellaneous

  • Moon Observer's Guide - Grego, P. 2004
  • Longitude - Sobel, D. 1995
  • The Great Physicist from Gallileo to Einstein - Gamow, G. 1961
  • Astronomy Handbook - Muirden, J. 1982
  • The Telescope and the World of Astronomy - Riemer, M.F. 1966
  • Skyguide: A Field Guide to the Heavens - Chartrand, M.R. 1990
  • Astronomy Made Simple - Degani, M.H. 1963
  • Time Travel and Papa Joe's Pipe - Lightman, A.P. 1984
  • The Discoveries - Lightman, A.P. 2005
  • The Measure of All Things - Alder, K. 2002
  • Parallax - Hirshfield, A.W. 2001
  • Origins - de Grasse Tyson & Goldsmith 2004
  • The Astronomers - Goldsmith, D. 1991
  • The Practical Astronomer - Ronan, C.A. 1981
  • Voyages to the Stars and Galaxies - Franko, Morrison and Wolff 2004
  • Deep Sky Companions: The Messier Objeects - O'Meara, F. 1998
  • Deep Sky Companions: The Caldwell Objects - O'Meara, F. 2002