Article ID: CBB384040311

Astronomical observatory publications: information exchange before the Internet era (2022)

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For decades, perhaps even centuries, the exchange of publications between observatories was the most important source of information on new astronomical results, either in the form of observational data or new scientific theories. In particular, small observatories or institutions used this method. The exchange of physical material between observatories has now been replaced by the exchange of information via the Internet. Yet much of the ancient material has never been digitized and can only be found in the few existing collections of observatory publications. A recent donation of such a collection from the University of Copenhagen to our own library at the University of Southern Denmark has led us to investigate the uniqueness of such collections: Which observatories and publications are represented in the collections that still exist today? We also examine the availability of the material in the collections.

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Authors & Contributors
Plutniak, Sébastien
Tafiłowski, Piotr
Miguel Menezes De Sequeira
S.C. Nelson
Andreas Feldtkeller
Delfanti, Alessandro
Concepts
Communication within scientific contexts
Scholarly publishing
Print culture
Scientific communities; interprofessional relations
Knowledge circulation
Technoscience; science and technology studies
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
Early modern
21st century
20th century
17th century
Places
Europe
United Kingdom
Madeira (Portugal)
Syria
Tasmania (Australia)
Argentina
Institutions
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM)
American Phytopathological Society
United States. Department of Agriculture
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