Survey of Astronomical History

An ongoing voluntary project carried out by members of 'The Society for the History of Astronomy'

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The Survey
ENGLAND
IRELAND
- Connacht
  - Galway
  - Leitrim
  - Mayo
  - Roscommon
  - Sligo
- Leinster
  - Carlow
  - Dublin
    - Astronomers: Dublin
    - Observatories: Dublin
  - Kildare
  - Kilkenny
  - Laois (Leix)
  - Longford
  - Louth
  - Meath
  - Offaly (Kings)
  - Westmeath
  - Wexford
  - Wicklow
- Munster
  - Clare
  - Cork
  - Kerry
  - Limerick
  - Tipperary
  - Waterford
- Ulster
  - Antrim
  - Armagh
  - Cavan
  - Donegal
  - Down
  - Fermanagh
  - Derry/Londonderry
  - Monaghan
  - Tyrone
SCOTLAND
- Highlands & Islands
  - Argyllshire
  - Caithness
  - Inverness
  - Nairnshire
  - Orkney
  - Ross & Cromerty
  - Shetland
  - Sutherland
- Lowlands
WALES
SHA website
Contact
Bibliography/Sources
Index

Hertfordshire

Email: Survey Officer

Astronomers

Makers/manufacturers

Grubb Telescope Company/Sir Howard Gubb and Sons (c.1916-25), St. Albans, moved from Dublin by the Admiralty due to wartime conditions (U-boats) to protect manufacture of naval optics (periscopes etc). Company taken over by by Sir Charles Parsons and renamed Grubb-Parsons (see Dublin; Glass 1997, 213; Grace’s Guide).

Observatories

Astronomy Groups

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Society for the History of Astronony

The Society's Survey of Astronomical History is a core element of its work and the primary reason for its founding. The Society's officer in charge of the survey is SHA Councillor Kevin Johnson. The Survey aims to reveal the depth of local history of astronomy online, across the UK and Ireland.
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County Resource File

Everything you wanted to know about every county in the UK and Ireland can be found on the GENUKI website at ......... http://www.genuki.org.uk/index.html

Contact

Please email me if you would like to participate in our Survey survey@shastro.org.uk

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