Bulletin 156 – March 2023
Bulletin 156 – March 2023 Members of the SIS receive print copies of all Bulletins, as well as access to the complete Bulletin archive. In order to give website visitors …
Can an astronomical instrument be religious? Wooden quadrants from the Late Ottoman Empire, by Yasemin Akçagüner, Columbia University, New York.
Can an astronomical instrument be religious? Wooden quadrants from the Late Ottoman Empire. Yasemin Akçagüner, Columbia University, New YorkRecipient of SIS grant 2022 Introduction In 2018, Silke Ackermann posed the …
Bulletin 155, December 2022
BULLETIN 155 – December 2022 Members of the SIS receive print copies of all Bulletins, as well as access to the complete Bulletin archive. In order to give website visitors …
The Russian diplomatic representatives in London and the acquisition process of navigational instruments for Russian navigators at the beginning of the 19th century, by Feliks Gornischeff
The Russian diplomatic representatives in London and the acquisition process of navigational instruments for Russian navigators at the beginning of the 19th century, by Feliks Gornischeff, Research Fellow, Estonian Maritime …
An early modern portable clock with Islamic calendar, by Artemis Yagou
An early modern portable clock with Islamic calendar, by Artemis Yagou, Research Associate, Deutsches Museum, Munich My research interest in the various forms and manifestations of luxury in early modern …
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Bulletin 154, September 2022
BULLETIN 154 – September 2022 Members of the SIS receive print copies of all Bulletins, as well as access to the complete Bulletin archive. In order to give website visitors …
Eliminating errors, automating observation: The Photographic Zenith Tube of the Neuchâtel Observatory in Switzerland
Eliminating errors, automating observation: The Photographic Zenith Tube of the Neuchâtel Observatory in Switzerland, by Julien Gressot In the mid-twentieth century, the Neuchâtel Observatory decided to modify its time determination …
In Celsius’ footsteps, by Ian Hembrow
In Celsius’ footsteps, by Ian Hembrow Retracing the route of the 1736-37 Arctic Circle expedition to establish the shape of the Earth A daily blog by SIS member and travel …
Bulletin 153 – June 2022
BULLETIN 153 – June 2022 Members of the SIS receive print copies of all Bulletins, as well as access to the complete Bulletin archive. In order to give website visitors …
Measuring a potato planet, by Ian Hembrow
Measuring a potato planet, by Ian Hembrow Research grant recipient Ian Hembrow reports on a fascinating study trip to learn about 18th century surveying methods from SIS’s Nicolàs de Hilster. …