Person

Lomb, Nicholas (Nick)

Summary

Astronomer Nick Lomb was a Curator at Sydney Observatory from 1979 to 2010. As of 2010 he has worked as a consultant astronomer to both the Observatory and the Sydney Powerhouse Museum. He has written and published several astronomical guides including Astronomy for the Southern Sky (1986).

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Journal Articles

  • Lomb, Nick, 'How astronomers focused the scope of their discussions: the formation of the Astronomical Society of Australia', Historical Records of Australian Science, 26 (1) (2015), 36-57, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR14030. Details

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