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Understanding the Mayans on their own terms

Olival Freire, Jr
Physics Today 76 (2), 47 (2023);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.5178
Published: February 2023
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Rethinking the Nebra Sky Disk

Richard Mentock
Physics Today 74 (11), 10 (2021);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4868
Published: November 2021
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How a fake Kepler portrait became iconic

Steven N. Shore, Václav Pavlík
Physics Today 74 (9), 10–11 (2021);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4825
Published: September 2021
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On the stature of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

Scott Calvin
Physics Today 73 (11), 10–11 (2020);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4603
Published: November 2020
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Historical notes on the expanding universe

Mario Livio, Adam Riess
Physics Today 67 (7), 9 (2014);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2432
Published: July 2014
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Identifying Herschel misidentification

Jay M. Pasachoff, Roberta J. M. Olson
Physics Today 66 (2), 8–9 (2013);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.1868
Published: February 2013
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Galileo, Kepler share IYA anniversary

Michael Lieber
Physics Today 63 (2), 9 (2010);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3327001
Published: February 2010
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John David North

Robert W. Smith
Physics Today 62 (9), 63–64 (2009);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3226775
Published: September 2009
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Dispelling myths and highlighting history of the heliocentric model

Frank R. Tangherlini
Physics Today 61 (6), 10–11 (2008);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796860
Published: June 2008
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AAS hands out eight awards; seven win division prizes

Physics Today 59 (4), 82–83 (2006);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2207049
Published: April 2006
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Mauna Kea telescopes step up collaborations

Toni Feder
Physics Today 59 (1), 30–32 (2006);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2180167
Published: January 2006
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The Book Nobody Read: Chasing the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus

Jim Lattis
Physics Today 58 (5), 67–68 (2005);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995752
Published: May 2005
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Statue Hid Hipparchus Star Catalog

Paul Guinnessy
Physics Today 58 (4), 27 (2005);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1955471
Published: April 2005
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The Lives and Times of Sibling Stargazers: The Herschel Partnership: As Viewed by Caroline and Caroline Herschel’s Autobiographies

Nina Byers
Physics Today 57 (10), 73–74 (2004);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1825271
Published: October 2004
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AAS Divisions Award Four Prizes

Physics Today 56 (12), 80 (2003);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1650238
Published: December 2003
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Context Adds Value to Ancient Astronomy Records

Zhentao Xu, David W. Pankenier, Yaotiao Jiang
Physics Today 55 (9), 82–83 (2002);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1522232
Published: September 2002
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East Asian Archaeoastronomy: Historical Records of Astronomical Observations of China, Japan and Korea

John Steele
Physics Today 54 (12), 56 (2001);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1445553
Published: December 2001
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