Citizen meteorology, Victorian style: the meteorological balloon ascents of 1852 One of the principal aims of Constructing Scientific Communities is to discover nineteenth-century models for twenty-first century citizen science projects. 11 Oct 2017
The Victorian origins of 'space weather' Today we take it for granted that activity on the Sun causes colourful displays of the aurora (the ‘northern lights’ in the northern hemisphere; the ‘southern lights’ south of the equator). 3 May 2017
‘Work peculiarly fitting to a lady’: Elizabeth Beckley and the early years of solar photography The important role played by female photographic assistants in American astronomical observatories at the end of the nineteenth century is now well-known. 9 Mar 2017
