TOURING ANTIQUE TELESCOPES AND OTHER ASTRONOMICAL SITES AROUND THE WORLD

The Antique Telescope Society was organized in 1992 to study the history of astronomical and other kinds of optics and their impact on the study of astronomy. In addition, many of  the members collect, and in many cases, restore and use these fine old instruments for personal use. Each year, the Society tours a different site-typically an observatory-of importance to the history of astronomy. In this talk, Dr. Lum will give a brief pictorial tour of many of the places he has visited in the United States and Europe that date back to the time of the invention of the telescope in 1608. The Society also publishes The Journal of the Antique Telescope Society, which contains articles on the history of astronomical optics. More information on the Society, good resources on the history of astronomical optics, and many photographs of old telescopes can be found on the Society's website: http://webari.com/oldscope/.

Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Lum