From primary sources through essays on specific periods in the development of the astronomy as a scientific discipline to biographies of astronomers and spectacular multimedia creations, the Internet has hundreds of pages devoted to the history of astronomy. These sites vary in their scholarship and accuracy, so judgment on the part of the user is critical. The following resources have been divided into broad categories for easier browsing. Astronomy, general . These sites include resources dealing specifically with the history of astronomy.
Astronomical Web resources One of the most exhaustive sites available on the Net.
One of its advantages is that it is searchable. A large collection of some 10,000 resources collected by the Library of the University of California at Irvine. The database can be browsed by subject, keyword or title. Excellent coverage of Astronomy. The casual user can find materials of interest to academics and researchers as well as undergraduate and graduate students.