Session 57. Historical Astronomy

Poster, Wednesday, June 2, 2004, 10:00am-7:00pm, Ballroom

57.01 Mirror Figuring Techniques of Sir William Herschel

E. F. Albin (Fernbank Science Center)

57.02 Nineteenth Century Origins of Denver Astronomy

B. Winter, H.J. Howe, R.E. Stencel (DU Observatories)

57.03 The North American Astronomical Photographic Plate Center: Phase I.

J. D. Cline, M. W. Castelaz, T. Crowley (Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute), E. Griffin (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), W. Osborn (Central Michigan University)

57.04 The Astronomical Journal in the Early 20th Century

M. C. Gino, G. Wise (Dudley Observatory)

57.05 Henrietta Leavitt (1868 - 1921): Unsung Heroine of Astronomy

P. Papacosta (Columbia College Chicago)