Topics: telescopes, observatories, instruments, optics, astronomy

Topics: telescopes, observatories, instruments, optics, astronomy.

3,730 entries: Papers in journals, chapters in books, entries in encyclopedias, electronic files (.pdf, .tif, .doc).

This bibliography accompanies a primary listing of key references on the history of the telescope.

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Compiled by Peter Abrahams, telscope.at.europa.dot.com

June 2005

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(Abbe, C.) Fleming, James Rodger. Abbe, Cleveland. American National Biography Online Feb. 2000. Oxford University Press. http://www.anb.org/articles/13/13-00001.html Nov 25 2003.

Abbot, Charles Greeley. The Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Leaflet Vol. 5, #216, Feb. 1947.

Abbot, C.G., F. E. Fowle; & L. B. Aldrich. The Larger Results of 20 Years of Solar Radiation Observations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 8:7 (July 15, 1922) 177-181.

Abbot, C.G. & A.F. Moore. Observations of the Total Solar Eclipse of May 29, 1919. Astrophysical Journal 51:1 (Jan. 1920) 1-3. (3 inch telescopes. Bolivia.)

Abbot, Charles Greeley. A Preliminary Statement of the Results of the Smithsonian Observatory Eclipse Expedition. Astrophysical Journal 12 (July 1900) 69-76. (12 inch f135 lens from Harvard. Wadesboro N.C.)

Abbot, C.G. Recent Simultaneous Measurements of the Solar Constant of Radiation at Mount Wilson, California, and Calama, Chile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 5: 9 (Sept. 15, 1919) 383-386.

Abbot, C.G. The Smithsonian 'Solar Constant' Expedition to Calama, Chile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 4:10 (Oct. 15, 1918) 313-316.

Abbot, Charles G., & Frederick E. Fowle, Jr. A Prism of Uniform Dispersion. Astrophysical Journal 11 (March 1900) 135-139.

(Abbot) DeVorkin, David. Abbot, Charles Greeley. American National Biography Online Feb. 2000. Oxford University Press. http://www.anb.org/articles/13/13-02322.html Nov 25 2003.

Abel, Irving. Mirror Systems: Engineering Features, Benefits, Limitations and Applications. pp121-134. Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 531, Geometrical Optics. Bellingham, SPIE, 1985.

Abel, Irving & Marcus Hatch. The pursuit of symmetry in wide-angle reflective optical designs. pp271-280. Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 237, International Lens Design Conference, Oakland, May 31-June 4, 1980.

(Abell) Hetherington, Norriss S. Abell, George Ogden. American National Biography Online Feb. 2000. Oxford University Press. http://www.anb.org/articles/13/13-02193.html Nov 25 2003.

Abetti, Giorgio. Thirty years of solar work at Arcetri. Vistas in Astronomy 1 (1955) 624-630.

Abney, W. de W. On the Photographic Method of Mapping the Least Refrangible End of the Solar Spectrum. The Bakerian Lecture. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 171 (1880) 653-667. (infrared)

Abney, W. de W. & Arthur Schuster. On the Total Solar Eclipse of May 17, 1882. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 175 (1884) 253-271.

Abney, W. de W., W. Spottiswoode; J. Norman Lockyer; H. A. Lawrance; C. R. Woods. Total Eclipse of the Sun Observed at Caroline Island, on 6th May, 1883. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London A 180 (1889) 119-135.

Abramson, Victor. Book Review. Germany's Master Plan: The Story of Industrial Offensive. by Joseph Borkin & Charles A. Welsh. The American Economic Review 33:2 (June 1943) 437-443. (339pp. best seller, movie rights sold. 'dramatic license'. p282, B&L.)

Abt, Helmut. The Productivity of Ground-Based Optical Telescopes of Various Apertures. pp55-64. Oswalt, Terry, ed. The Future of Small Telescopes in the Next Millenium. Vol. 1, Perceptions, Productivities, and Policies. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 2003.

Abt, Helmut. The Cost Effectiveness in Terms of Publications and Citations of Various Optical Telescopes at the Kitt Peak National Observatory. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 92 (1980) 249-254.

Adam, Gilles. Les Lunettes et Telescopes de l'Observatoire de Lyon. http://www-obs.univ-lyon1.fr/tout_public/histoire/telescopes.html March 2003.

Adam, Gilles. Petite Histoire de l'Astronomie a Lyon. http://www-obs.univ-lyon1.fr/tout_public/histoire/histoire_observatoire.html Feb. 2004.

Adam, Gilles. Petite Histoire de l'Astronomie a Lyon. http://www-obs.univ-lyon1.fr/tout_public/histoire/hist_astro_lyon.pdf v3.52, 04 Feb. 2004. 140m (p39, petit meridien; p40, grand meridien; p41, Brunner equatorial; p42-4 & 72, grand equatorial coude; p76, eclipse cameras 1932)

Adam, M.G. The Changing Face of Astronomy in Oxford (1920-60). Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society 37:2 (June 1996) 153-179.

Adams, George. Astronomical & geographical essays: containing, I. A full and comprehensive view, on a new plan, of the general principles of astronomy. II. The use of the celestial and terrestrial globes, exemplified in a greater variety of problems, than are to be found in any other work. III. The description and use of the most improved planetarium, tellurian, and lunarium. IV. An introduction to practical astronomy. By the late George Adams, mathematical instrument maker to His Majesty, and optician to the Prince of Wales. Fourth edition. With the author's last improvements, illustrated with elegant copper-plates. Whitehall: Printed for William Young, bookseller and stationer, N. 52 South 2d Street, Philadelphia., 1800.

Adams, J.R. Fine Measurements. Journal of Scientific Instruments 33:10 (October 1956) 369-375. (alignment telescope)

Adams, W.S. Early solar research at Mount Wilson. Vistas in Astronomy 1 (1955) 619-623.

Adams, W.S. Notes on the One-Hundred-Inch Telescope. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 26 (April 1914) 102-4. (#153)

Adkins, Larry. Bishop Observatory, Santa Ana College. Journal of the Antique Telescope Society #25 (2003) 9-16.

Aguecheek, Andrew. The Universal American almanack: or, Yearly astronomical magazine. Fitted to the lat: of 40 degrees and a meridian of near five hours west from London; but may without sensible error, serve all the northern colonies. For the year of our Lord, 1760. Philadelphia: Printed by William Evitt, at the Bible-in-Heart, in Strawberry-Alley, opposite the Bull's-Head Tavern. (ibid, For the year of our Lord 1772, 40pp.)

Airy, G.B. On the Forms of Lenses proper for the Negative Eye-pieces of Telescopes Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 23 (Dec. 1862) 69-70.

Airy, G.B. On instruments adapted to the measure of small meridional zenith distances. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 9 (June 1849) 175-189. ('The Reflex Zenith Telescope')

Airy, G.B. On a method of Regulating the Clock-work for Equatoreals. M.N.R.A.S. 11:2 (Dec. 1850) 17-18.

Airy, G.B. On the Regulator of the Clock-work for Effecting Uniform Movement of Equatoreals. M.N.R.A.S. 5:5 (March 1840) 41-43.

Airy, G.B. Principle of an escapement. M.N.R.A.S. 5 (1840) 221-222. (clock escapement invented by Airy, for Pulkowa instrument)

Airy, G.B. Progress of Rosse mounting Six feet telescope. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 10 (Nov. 1849) 20ff.

Airy, George Biddell. Six lectures on astronomy; delivered at the metings of the Ipswich museum, at the Temperance hall, Ipswich, in the month of March 1848. London : Simpkin Marshall, 1856. 222pp. http://gallica.bnf.fr/document?O=N094789

Aitken, R.G. The Mirror of the Crossley Reflector Surfaced with Aluminum. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 46 (Feb. 1934) 59-60.

(Aitken) Osterbrock, Donald E. Aitken, Robert Grant. American National Biography Online Feb. 2000. Oxford University Press. http://www.anb.org/articles/13/13-00018.html Nov 25 2003.

Albada, L.E.W. van. A wide-angle stereoscope and a wide-angle view-finder. Transactions of the Optical Society 25:5 (May 1924) 249-260.

Albin, E.F. A Low Cost All-Sky Fireball Patrol Camera. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Supplement, 37 (July 2002) A10.

Albin, E.F. Remote Planetary Science Education with an Automated 0.9 Meter Telescope. 31st Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 13-17, 2000, Houston, Texas, abstract #1239.

Albury, William R. Halley and the Traite de la lumiere of Huygens: New Light on Halley's Relationship with Newton. Isis 62:4. (Winter 1971) 445-468.

Albury, William R. Halley and the Traite de la lumiere of Huygens: New Light on Halley's Relationship with Newton. Isis 62:4 (Winter, 1971) 445-468. (Halley, optics, Molyneux)

Alexander, Jeff. Nikon and the Sponsorship of Japan’s Optical Industry by the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1917-1945. Japanese Studies 22:1 (Winter 2002) 19-33. Reprinted, BC Asian Review #13 (2002) http://www.arts.ubc.ca/bcar/no13/articles/alexander/article.pdf

(Alexander) Rothenberg, Marc. Alexander, Stephen. American National Biography Online Feb. 2000. Oxford University Press. http://www.anb.org/articles/13/13-00022.html Nov 25 2003.

(Alhazen) Rashed, Roshdi. A Polymath in the 10th Century. Science 297 (2 Aug. 2002) 773. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/297/5582/773 Nov. 2003

Alison, S. Scott. A Description of a New Sphygmoscope, an Instrument for Indicating the Movements of the Heart and Blood-Vessels; with an Account of Observations Obtained by the Aid of That Instrument. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 8 (1856-1857) 18-26. (indicating movement of heart & vessels)

Alison, S. Scott. On the Differential Stethophone, and Some New Phenomena Observed by It. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 9 (1857-1859) 196-209. (binaural stethoscope; Wheatstone's 'microphone')

Allen, C.W. Harlan True Stetson. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 77 (1965) 228

Aller, L.H., L. Goldberg, F.T. Haddock, & W. Liller. Astronomical Experiments Proposed for Earth Satellites. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Research Institute, 1958. 66pp http://www.hti.umich.edu/u/umr/

Aller, Lawrence H. An Astronomical Rescue. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics 33 (1995) 1-17.

Almeida, A.F.,et al. An orientation platform for a balloon-borne telescope. Journal of Physics E: Scientific instruments 16:4 (April 1983) 349-354.

Almgren, Beverly S. Book review: M.V. Lomonosov, Astronom i Astrofizik; by P.G. Kulikovskii. 1961. 103pp. Isis 56:3 (Autumn 1965) 386-387.

(A Loud alarm to Annapolis-Royall, in Nova-Scotia, and with them to New-England. From the late awful sight of the sun, from about nine to twelve o'clock in almost total darkness, to the surprise and amazement of all beholders on May 15, 1733.) Solar eclipse. Verse. Broadside. (Early American Imprints)

Alvarez, Donald L., Mark Dragovan, & Giles Novak. Large off-axis epoxy paraboloids for millimetric telescopes and optical light collectors. Review of Scientific Instruments 64 (1993) 261-262.

Ambroz, P.; Bumba, V.; Havlicek, K.; Ptacek, J.; Suda, J. Solar double telescope at the Hvar Observatory. Hvar Observatory Bulletin 1:1 (1977) 15-24. (Zeiss, Dioptra, Reinfelder-Hertl)

An Account of Several Nebulae or Lucid Spots Like Clouds, Lately Discovered among the Fixt Stars by Help of the Telescope. Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775), Vol. 29. (1714 - 1716), pp. 390-392. (.pdf)

Andersen, J.; & J.V. Clausen. Adjustment and testing of Schmidt telescopes. Astronomy and Astrophysics 34:3 (Sept. 1974) 423-429.

Anderson, J.A. Applications of Michelson's Interferometer Method to the Measurement of Close Double Stars. Astrophysical Journal 51 (1920) 263-275.

Anderson, J.A. Astronomical Seeing. Journal of the Optical Society of America 25 (1935) 152-155.

Anderson, J.A. Glass and Metallic Replicas of Gratings. Astrophysical Journal 31 (1910) 171-174.

Anderson, J.A. The Michelson Interferometer Method for Measuring Close Double Stars. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 32 (Feb. 1920) 58-59. (#185)

Anderson, J.A. & Russell W. Porter. Ronchi's Method of Optical Testing. Astrophysical Journal 70 (Oct. 1929) 175-181.

Anderson, J.A. Sinclair Smith. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 50 (Aug. 1938) 232-233.

Anderson, J.A. The Wave-length in Astronomical Interferometer Measurements. Astrophysical Journal 55 (1922) 48-70.

Anderson, John S. & A. Barbara Dale. Description of three German naval gun-sighting telescopes. Transactions of the Optical Society 20:9 (June 1919) 315-337. (Zeiss: periscopic sight, right angle sight, variable power sight)

Anderson, John S. Description of a German portable range-finder. Transactions of the Optical Society 21:1 (October 1919) 41-48. (Zeiss)

Anderson, John S. A magnification method of measuring focal length. Transactions of the Optical Society 33:2 (1931-1932) 55-62.

Angus, H.F. On the secret of German progress. Transactions of the Optical Society 3 (1901-1902) 81-88. (Zeiss, Leitz, Reichert)

Anderson, S. J. The Barlow Lens. Journal of the British Astronomical Association 92:3 (April 1982) 135-6.

Anderson, S. J. The Reverend William Lax and a Supposed Observatory of Newtons. Journal of the British Astronomical Association 92 (Dec. 1981) 42ff.

Ando, H., L. Barr, A. Miyashita, K. Sakata, & S. Shindo. Some airflow properties of telescope enclosures estimated from water-tunnel tests. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 103 (June 1991) 597-605.

Ando, H. A Study on the Specification and Performance of the JNLT 8m Mirror Optics. Publications of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan 3 (1993) 15-20. http://ads.nao.ac.jp/cgi-bin-jp/display/pub/vol3/015/0001

Andrade, E.N. da C. Robert Hooke, F.R.S. (1635-1703). Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London 15 (July 1960) 137-145.

André, C. & G. Rayet. L'Astronomie Pratique et les Observatoires en Europe et en Amerique depuis le milieu du XVII Siecle jusqu’a nos jours. Premiere partie: Angleterre. Deuxieme partie: Ecosse, Irlande et Colonies Anglaises. Troisieme Partie: Etats-Unis d'Amerique. Quatrieme Partie: Observatoires de l'Amerique du Sud. Cinquieme Partie: Observatoires d'Italie. Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1874, 1878, 1881. (5 volumes; Vol. 3-4 by C. André & A. Angot; Vol. 5 by C. André, G. Rayet & A. Angot.) (André, Charles Louis François, 1842-1912.)

Andreic, Z. and N. Radic. Aspherical mirror with constant angular magnification. Applied Optics 31 (1992) 5915-5917.

Andreic, Z. and N. Radic. Aspheric mirror with constant angular magnification II. Applied Optics 33 (1994) 4179-4183.

Andreic, Z. and N. Radic. All-sky camera with a concave mirror, Applied Optics 35 (1996) 149-153.

Andrewes, William J.H. Time for the astronomer 1484–1884. Vistas in Astronomy 28:1 (1985) 69-86.

Angel, Roger, Michael Lesser, Roland Sarlot, & Ted Dunham. An 8m telescope to image a 3 degree field. May 20, 1999. (LSST; .pdf)

Angel, J. Roger P., J. M. Hill, P.A. Strittmatter, P. Salinari, Gerd Weigelt. Interferometry with the Large Binocular Telescope. (LBT web site) (aperture synthesis)

Angel, J.R.P. Lobster eyes as X-ray telescopes. Astrophysical Journal 233 (Oct. 1979) 364-373.

Angelus, Johannes. Astrological opticks. Wherein are represented the faces of every signe. London, 1655. 184pp. (JA 1463-1512)

Annalen der Sternwarte in Leiden. F. Kaiser, ed. Erster Band, 1868, i-lxxxvi. Geschichte der Astronomie und der Sternwarte an der Universitaet in Leiden, i-xlii. (ADS)

Annales de l'Observatoire Imperial de Rio de Janeiro. Tome Premier, Description de l'Observatoire, 1882, pp1-224. (ADS)

Annett, C.H. Classification and Elucidation of Meteor Acoustics. Irish Astronomical Journal 14:7-8 (Sept.-Dec. 1980) 199-211.

Ansari, S.M.R. The early development of Western astronomy in India. Vistas in Astronomy 20:1 (1976) 195.

Ansari, S.M. Razaullah. The observatories movement in India during the 17-18th centuries. Vistas in Astronomy 28:1 (1985) 379-385. (Jai Singh, 'Telescopes were constructed in my kingdom'; J.S. observed with telescope: phases Mercury & Venus, sunspots, satellites Jupiter.)

Antoniadi, E.M. The delusions of an amateur. The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 27:7 (Sept. 1933) 285-292. (Brydon)

Appen-Schnur, G.F.O. von, et al. Aerostatic platforms, past, present, and future: a prototype for astronomy. pp226-236. Melugin, R. & H.-P. Roeser, ed. Proc. SPIE 4014, Airborne Telescope Systems. Bellingham: SPIE, 2000.

Arago, M. On Twinkling. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 13 (1853) 197-201. (.pdf)

Archard, J.F. Performance and Testing of Polarizing Prisms. Journal of Scientific Instruments 26:6 (June 1949) 188-192.

Ardeberg, Arne. Nordic Optical Telescope. Vistas in Astronomy. 28:2 (1985) 561-566.

Argyle, Robert. A Brief History of Double Star Observing. pp1-8. Brief Biographies of Double Star Observers. pp63-82. Double Stars. Volume 1. Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook. Hillside: Enslow, 1986.

Argyle, Robert. Treasure Hunting in Astronomical Plate Archives. The Observatory 119 (Oct. 1999) 269-275.

Ariotti, Piero. Benedetto Castelli: Early Systematic Experiments and Theory of the Differential Absorption of Heat by Colors. Isis 63:1. (March 1972) 79-87.

Ariotti, Piero E. Christiaan Huygens: Aviation Pioneer Extraordinary. Annals of Science 36:6 (Nov. 1979) 611-624.

Armstrong, J.T., et al. The Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer. Astrophysical Journal 496 (1998) 550-571.

Armstrong, J.T. & Donald J. Hutter. Stellar optical interferometry in the 1990s. Physics Today 48:5 (May 1995) 42-49.

Artus, Helmut, et al. Alfred Jensch : Erinnerungen an ihn und sein Schaffen im astronomischen Gerätebau. Jenaer Jahrbuch zur Technik- und Industriegeschichte 4 (2002) 9-42.

Ashe, E. D. Proposition for a Telescope on the Andes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 26 (1866) 69-70.

Ashworth, William. The Calculating Eye: Baily, Herschel, Babbage, and the Business of Astronomy. British Journal for the History of Science 27 (1994) 409-441.

Ashworth, W.B. John Bevis and his Uranographia, ca. 1750. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 125 (1981) 52- 73.

(Askania) 80 Jahre Askania-Werke. 16.10.1951. Abschrift aus 'Allgemeine Vermessungs-Nachrichten' 1951, Nr. 11. (2pp. .tif) (#12874)

Askham, Anthony. A Lytel Treatyse of Astronomy. London: By Wylliam Powel, 1562.

Aspley, John. Speculum nauticum, A looking-glass for sea-men, wherein they may behold how by a small instrument called the plain-scale all nautical questions and astronomical propositions are very easily and demonstratively performed. Ninth edition, whereunto are added many new propositions in navigation and astronomy ; also a third book shewing a new way of dialling, with a appendix containing the use of all instruments that are used at sea. ('By H.P. and W.L. First set down by John Aspley.') London: Printed by R.W. for William Fisher, T. Passenger, R. Boulter, and R. Smith, 1678. (plain scale; dials; forestaff; quadrant; bow, nocturnal; Gunter's lines; sector)

Astro Berlin, Astro-Gesellschaft Bielicke & Co. Optical Spectra, Jan. 1967, p25.

(The Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College.) n.d., circa 1893. 4pp. Lists stations, instruments.

Astronomische Beobachtungen auf der Koeniglichen Sternwarte zu Berlin, v1, Berlin, 1840, Encke. i-xxxii; plates 1-5.

Astronomy in Greece During the War. The Observatory. 66 (1946) 298-299.

Atkinson, R.D'E. Artificial illumination of telescope fields. The Observatory 65 (June 1944) 194-195.

Atkinson, R d'E. A Proposed 'Mirror Transit Circle'. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 107 (1947) 291-307.

Atlas Coelestis, Himmelsatlanten aus drei Jahrhunderten, Eine Ausstellung der Thüringer Universitäts und Landesbibliothek Jena sowie des Astrophysikalischen Instituts und der Universitäts Sternwarte Jena vom 16. Juni bis 28. August 2004. http://www.astro.uni-jena.de/Users/Seifahrt/ausstellung/ausstellung.html

Attaway, Stephen W. The Mystery of Gemstone Polish Part 1. March, 1999. www.attawaygems.com/NMFG/mystery_of_polish.pdf (Dec. 2003)

Atwood, George. A General Theory for the Mensuration of the Angle Subtended by Two Objects, of Which One is Observed by Rays after Two Reflections from Plane Surfaces, and the Other by Rays Coming Directly to the Spectator's Eye. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 71 (1781) 395-435.

Aubert, Alexander. A New Method of Finding Time by Equal Altitudes. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 66 (1776) 92-98.

Aubin, David. The Fading Star of the Paris Observatory in the Nineteenth Century: Astronomers' Urban Culture of Circulation and Observation. Osiris 18:1 (2003) 79-100.

Aubri, John. The use of the horloge or dyall azimutall. Deepe [Dieppe]: by Pyter Acher, a bookseller and printer, 1680.

AURA. Enabling a Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope for the Astronomical Community. Nov. 2002. CD Publication.

Austin, R.H. Uranus Observed. The British Journal for the History of Science 3 (1967) 275-284. (Herschel, comet to planet)

Auzout, M. An Extract of a Letter Written Decemb. 28. 1666. By M. Auzout to the Publisher, Concerning a Way of His, for Taking the Diameters of the Planets, and for Knowing the Parallax of the Moon. Philosophical Transactions 1 (1665 - 1666) 373-375.

Avramov, Iordan. An Apprenticeship in Scientific Communication: The Early Correspondence of Henry Oldenburg (1656–63). Notes & Records of the Royal Society of London 53:2 (1999) 187-201.

Ayrton, W.E. and J. Perry. The Magic Mirror of Japan, Part I. Proceedings of the Royal Society 28 (1878) 127-148.

J.B. The blazing star, or, A discourse of comets, their natures and effects. London: Printed for Sam. Speed ..., 1665.

W.B. The mystery of astronomy made plain to the meanest capacity, by an arithmetical description of the terrestrial and celestial globes. London : Printed for Francis Smith ..., 1673.

(Baade) Osterbrock, Donald E. Baade, Walter. American National Biography Online Feb. 2000. Oxford University Press. http://www.anb.org/articles/13/13-00052.html Nov 25 2003.

Babb, M.J. The David Rittenhouse Bicentenary. The Scientific Monthly 35:6 (Dec. 1932) 522-542.

Babcock, Horace W. An Automatic Guider for Astronomical Telescopes. Review of Scientific Instruments 18 (1947) 854-855.

Babcock, Horace W. Diffraction gratings at the Mount Wilson Observatory. Vistas in Astronomy 29:2 (1986) 153-174.

Babcock, Horace W. Instrumental Recording of Astronomical Seeing. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 75 (Feb. 1963) 1-8. (#442)

(Babcock, Horace.) George Abell, Presentation of Bruce medal. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 81 (1969) 179-83.

(Babcock, Horace) B. Lovell, Presentation of R.A.S. Gold medal 1970. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society 11 (1970) 85-87.

Back, Thomas. Understanding Spherical Aberration. http://www.cloudynights.com/lab/technical/spherical.pdf Sept. 2003.

Bacon, Francis. New Atlantis. London: Printed by Tho. Newcomb, 1659. F.B.: 1561-1626.

Badcock, A.W. Physical Optics at the Royal Society 1660-1880. British Journal for the History of Science 1 (1962) 106ff. (no instruments.)

Bagnuolo, William G., Jr.; Furenlid, Ingemar K.; Gies, Douglas R.; Barry, Donald J.; Russell, William H.; Dorsey, John F. The multi-telescope telescope - A cost-effective approach to fiber-fed spectroscopy. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 102 (May 1990) 604-611. MTT