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Historical & Cultural Astronomy Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Historical & Cultural Astronomy books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Historical & Cultural Astronomy series? Start with "Astronomy in the Ancient World (By: Alexus McLeod)" (2016) and follow publication order through all 27 books.
The complete Historical & Cultural Astronomy reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Astronomy in the Ancient World (By: Alexus McLeod)
2016
John Tebbutt (By: Wayne Orchiston)
2016
The Rise of Radio Astronomy in the Netherlands (By: Astrid Elbers)
2016
Merz Telescopes (By: Ileana Chinnici)
2017
Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts (By: Marion Dolan)
2017
Lewis Swift (By: Gary W. Kronk)
2017
The Emergence of Astrophysics in Asia (By: Wayne Orchiston,Tsuko Nakamura)
2017
The Scientific Legacy of William Herschel (By: Clifford J. Cunningham)
2017
A History of Optical Telescopes in Astronomy (By: Wilson Wall)
2018
Chronicling the Golden Age of Astronomy (By: Neil English)
2018
When the Earth Was Flat (By: Dirk L. Couprie)
2018
The Birth of Modern Astronomy (By: Harm J. Habing)
2019
Archaeoastronomy in the Roman World (By: Giulio Magli)
2019
Simon Marius and His Research (By: Hans Gaab,Pierre Leich)
2019
Evolving Theories on the Origin of the Moon (By: Warren D. Cummings)
2019
The Moon (By: Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt)
2020
History of the Plurality of Worlds (By: Pierre Connes,James Lequeux)
2020
The History of Celestial Navigation (By: P. Kenneth Seidelmann)
2020
Open Skies (By: Kenneth I. Kellermann,Ellen N. Bouton,Sierra S. Brandt)
2020
Astronomy of the Inca Empire (By: Steven R. Gullberg)
2020
Angelo Secchi and Nineteenth Century Science (By: Guy Consolmagno)
2021
The History of Modern Astronomy in Japan (By: Tomokazu Kogure)
2021
Advancing Cultural Astronomy (With: Efrosyni Boutsikas,Stephen C. McCluskey)
2021
Neptune (By: Robert Smith,Trudy E. Bell,William Sheehan,Carolyn Kennett)
2021
Exploring the History of Southeast Asian Astronomy (By: Wayne Orchiston)
2021
Golden Years of Australian Radio Astronomy (By: Peter Robertson,Wayne Orchiston,Woodruff T. Sullivan III)
2022
Hapless Halloween
2012
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