Corporate Body

Astronomers' Association of Queensland (1969 - 1978)

From
1969
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
To
1978
Functions
Association, Astronomy or Space Science and Society or Membership Organisation
Location
Brisbane, Queensland

Summary

The Astronomers Association of Queensland was established in 1967. The Association aimed to foster the advancement of astronomy and observation techniques. In 1978 the Association amalgamated with the Astronomical Society of Queensland, forming the Astronomical Association of Queensland.

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 1969 - 1978 Astronomers' Association of Queensland
       1978 - Astronomical Association of Queensland

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Published resources

Conference Papers

  • Hicks, Shauna and Frankland, Kathryn, 'Amateur Scientists: Finding and Preserving their Contributions to the Growth of Scientific Research in Australia', in Recovering Science: Strategies and Models for the Past, Present and Future: Proceedings of a Conference Held at the University of Melbourne, October 1992 edited by Tim Sherratt, Lisa Jooste and Rosanne Clayton (Canberra: Australian Science Archives Project, 1995), pp. 79-82., https://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/confs/recovering/hicks.htm. Details

Journal Articles

  • Anderson, P, and Orchiston, W., 'Arthur Anthony Page: at the forefront of Queensland astronomy during the second half of the twentieth century', Journal of astronomical history and heritage, 26 (4) (2023), 833-64. Details

Resources

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