To promote and encourage the study of the history of astronomy.
Location
United Kingdom
Official language
English
Chair
Carolyn Kennett
Main organ
Antiquarian Astronomer
Affiliations
Royal Astronomical Society
Birmingham and Midland Institute.
Website
Society for the History of Astronomy
The Society for the History of Astronomy is an organisation based in the United Kingdom that promotes research into the history of astronomy. It publishes a research journal called The Antiquarian Astronomer and a regular Bulletin.[1]
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