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The speakers and organisers - Christopher Taylor, Bill Leatherbarrow, Lee Macdonald, Kevin Kilburn, Gerard Gilligan, Bob Marriott and Mike Frost (image David Forshaw).

2016 – Observational Astronomy through the Ages

Our 2016 Historical Section meeting took place at the Quaker Meeting House, central Liverpool, the meeting place of Liverpool Astronomical

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The speakers and section director: Mike Frost, Allan Chapman, Louise Devoy, Mark Edwards, Kevin Kilburn and Kenelm England (image Lee Macdonald).

2017 – Nineteenth Century Astronomy

The 2017 Historical Section meeting took place at the Birmingham and Midland Institute, Birmingham on Saturday November 25th 2017. Our

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The Historical Section’s Publications

The Historical Section has a biannual newsletter, which is published in the Spring and Autumn. The purpose of the newsletter

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Previous Section Meetings

    Our 2025 Section Meeting was on May 31st at the Devon and Exeter Institution, Exeter, to mark the

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Introduction to the Historical Section

Welcome to the BAA Historical Section website. The BAA is one of the world’s oldest astronomical societies. We are the

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What was the interstellar asteroid (‘Oumuamua)?

One of the most remarkable discoveries in 2017 was the interstellar ‘asteroid’, now named ‘Oumuamua, which was discovered on Oct.19

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MISC. (not Jupiter)

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The opposition of Mars 2001

Mars In 2001 – Final Report Part 1 Mars In 2001 – Final Report Part 2 Return to reports of

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Jupiter in 2018, First Interim Report, Preview of Juno’s Perijove-11, and Prospects for 2018

This report can be downloaded as a PDF (with mini-figures):  2018-Report-1_inc-previews-PJ11&2018.pdf The full-size figures can be downloaded as a ZIP

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Jupiter in 2017-18

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