Source abbreviations

AnSPC: Annals of the Solar Physics Observatory, Cambridge (England)

A&G: News & Reviews in Astronomy & Geophysics

AN: Astronomy Now

AntAs: The Antiquarian Astronomer

ApJ: The Astrophysical Journal

AReg: Astronomical Registrar

Astr: The Astronomer

ASWJ: Astronomical Society of Wales Journal

BMFRS: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society

BAAHSNewslet: British Astronomical Association, Historical Section Newsletter

BAAS: British Association for the Advancement of Science

BulSHA: Bulletin of the Society of the History of Astronomy/ Society of the History of Astronomy Bulletin – title change for Society for the History of Astronomy Newsletter from Issue 18 onwards

CNO: Cambrian Natural Observer

EM: English Mechanic and World of Science

GentMag: The Gentleman’s Magazine

I&IN: Instruments and Imaging News – New series Newsletter, BAA  Instruments and Imaging Section

ILN: Illustrated London News

IrAJ: Irish Astronomical Journal

JAAVSO: The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers

JAHH: Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage

JALPO: Journal of the Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers – The Strolling Astronomer

JATS: Journal of the Antique Telescope Society

JASW: Journal of the Astronomical Society of Wales

JBAA: Journal of the British Astronomical Association

JHA: Journal for the History of Astronomy

JRASC: Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

MetMag: The Meteorological magazine

MonMag: The Monthly Magazine

MBAA: Memoirs of the British Astronomical Association

MNSSA: Monthly Notices of the Astronomical Society of South Africa

MNRAS: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

MmRAS: Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society

NewsSHA: Society for the History of Astronomy News/Newsletter – become Bulletin of the Society of the History of Astronomy/ Society of the History of Astronomy after Issue 17

NotesRecRSoc Lond: Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London

Nat.: Nature

Obs: The Observatory

ODNB: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

PA: Popular Astronomy (magazine of the Society for Popular Astronomy )

ProcICE: Proceeding of the Institute of Civil Engineers

ProcRoySocLdn: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London

PhilMag&J: Philosophical Magazine and Journal

Phil Trans: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society

PoAst: Popular Astronomy – bimonthly magazine of the Society for Popular Astronomy

Proc.RSLon.: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London

QJRAS: Quarterly Journal Royal Astronomical Society

RAS: Royal Astronomical Society

RGO: The Royal Greenwich Observatory (museum, Greenwich)

SJAAE: San Jose Astronomical Association Ephemeris

S&T: Sky and Telescope