An image of "Astronomy", created by Laurent De La Hire in 1649 (Oil on canvas).

An image of "Astronomy and Geography", created by Felix Lecomte in 1778 (Marble).

An image of "Lesson in Astronomy", created by Giuseppe Angeli from 1757-59 (Oil on canvas, 100 x 45 cm).

This site from SkyServer provides information where students are introduced to Galileo and are transported back in time to learn what "Old Time Astronomy," was all about.

Find tools to calculate astronomical distances and sizes, to view various Solar System models, to compare gravity's affect on weight, and more. A good place to find interesting facts, simple animations, and astronomy links to physics and...

Find tools to calculate astronomical distances and sizes, to view various Solar System models, to compare gravity's affect on weight, and more. A good place to find interesting facts, simple animations, and astronomy links to physics and...

Site developed by NASA to support training at the Goldstone-Apple Valley Radio Telescope. A manual in PDF format that covers everything from the basics of electromagnetic spectrum through radio sources through mapping the sky in the...

Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 - 8 January 1642) was a Tuscan (Italian) physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the scientific revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope...

Folktales from many cultures around the world about the sun. There is also information available about ancient astronomy.

Folktales from many cultures around the world about the sun. There is also information available about ancient astronomy.

Folktales from many cultures around the world about the sun. There is also information available about ancient astronomy.

A lengthy account of the life and work of Anders Celsius. Describes his studies of astronomy and his development of the Celsius temperature scale.

A lengthy account of the life and work of Anders Celsius. Describes his studies of astronomy and his development of the Celsius temperature scale.

A lengthy account of the life and work of Anders Celsius. Describes his studies of astronomy and his development of the Celsius temperature scale.

A lengthy account of the life and work of Anders Celsius. Describes his studies of astronomy and his development of the Celsius temperature scale.

This site from the University of St. Andrews provides a biography on Alcuin which discusses his development of the Carolingian minuscule, his time as headmaster at Charlemagne's Palace School, and his elementary texts on arithmetic,...

This site from EraNET provides a description of the contributions made by Eratosthenes to astronomy.

This site from EraNET provides a description of the contributions made by Eratosthenes to astronomy.

This site, created by an amateur who has studied astronomy for thirty years, provides a scholarly explanation of the vernal equinox. Links to definitions of significant terms.

This site, created by an amateur who has studied astronomy for thirty years, provides a scholarly explanation of the vernal equinox. Links to definitions of significant terms.

This site, created by an amateur who has studied astronomy for thirty years, provides a scholarly explanation of the vernal equinox. Links to definitions of significant terms.

The Mayan town of Uxmal, in Yucatan, was founded c. A.D. 700 and had some 25,000 inhabitants. The layout of the buildings, which date from between 700 and 1000, reveals a knowledge of astronomy. The Pyramid of the Soothsayer, as the...

Jacqueline L. Schroedter, a scientist at Lockheed Missiles and Space Company when this photograph was taken, had earned a B.S. in astronomy from University of Arizona. The company-supplied caption said: "She is active in the...

This site from the SkyServer offers information as to what quasars are as well as provides links to strange objects, radio astronomy and research. This is a great sit to check out the brief but factual information on the subject.