Spaceflight, particularly human spaceflight, has long been a dream of humankind, but it was only in the 20th century that it became a reality.

Prehistory

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See also:

  • Tycho's Star MapsTycho's Star Maps
    nmm.ac.uk
    Celestial atlases and globes on exhibit at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
  • Astronomical References in the Ruba'iyât of Omar KhayyamAstronomical References in the Ruba'iyât of Omar Khayyam
    minaret.org
    Excerpts and commentary with reproductions of some of Elihu Vedder's illustrations.
  • Starry MessengerStarry Messenger
    hps.cam.ac.uk
    Phase I of the Electronic History of Astronomy, developed in the Whipple Museum of the History of Science at Trinity College, Cambridge. Covers the history of instruments and techniques, themes such as astrology and calendar reform, and biographies of major historical astronomers.
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