Introduction
Welcome to the BAA Historical Section!
The BAA is one of the world's oldest astronomical societies.
We are the custodians of over 120 years worth of astronomical
observations, by some of the world's most prolific and
talented amateur observers.
Please come and join us in exploring the historical roots of
our wonderful hobby.
What the Historical Section offers:
- Regular section meetings
- A bi-annual newsletter
- Mentoring services
- Papers in the BAA Journal
Section Meetings
Our most recent section meeting was on May 5th 2012, at Soho
House, Birmingham, with a theme of:
Speakers:
Kevin Kilburn - The Forgotten Star Atlas: Bevis's
Uranographica Britannia
Mike Leggett - Bryan Donkin FRS: Engineer, Industrialist and
Astronomer
Mike Maunder - The Early Years of Astrophotography
Stuart Williams - William Henry Robinson: From Red Books to
the Red Planet
Allan Chapman - James Nasmyth: Astronomer of Fire
We aim to hold a section meeting every year.
Our previous section meeting
was at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, on Saturday
November 27th 2010.
Section Newsletter
We produce a bi-annual section e-news. You can download
recent editions
Mentoring
We have plenty of material suitable for research projects.
We aim to offer a mentoring service to encourage newcomers to
try out research.
Contact us if you are interested.
Articles in the BAA Journal
Recent papers in the Journal include:
"Mercury projected on the solar corona" - Richard Baum (J.Br.
Astron Assoc. 122,2,2011, pp94-96)
"Charles Lewis Brook: third Director of the BAA Variable Star
Section" - Jeremy Shears (J Br. Astron Assoc. 122,1,2012, pp
17-30)
"Building a model astrolabe" - Dominic Ford (J Br. Astron
Assoc. 122,1,2012, pp 33-41)
"An Ambiguous Truth: T.J.J. See and the surface relief of
Mercury" - Richard Baum (J.Br. Astron Assoc. 121,5,2011, pp
276-287)
"Felix de Roy: a life of Variable Stars" - Jeremy Shears
(J.Br. Astron Assoc. 121,4, 2011, pp. 203-214)
"The Hampstead Observatory 1910-2010: a century of service to
the public" - Douglas G.Daniels and Julia V. Daniels (J.Br.
Astron Assoc. 121,1,2011, pp.13-18)
The Society for the History of Astronomy
Section Members may also be interested in the activities of
the Society
for the History of Astronomy
Contact Us ...
Section
Director - Mike Frost
Deputy Section Director - Lee Macdonald