Person

Lomb, Nicholas (Nick)

Occupation: Astronomer and Science historian

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).

Related Corporate Bodies

Sydney Observatory, Colony and State of New South Wales

Published resources

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
Lomb, Nick, 'Time balls and standard time in Australia', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 158 (1) (2025), 5-15, https://www.royalsoc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/158-1-02Lomb.pdf. Details

Resources

'Lomb, Nicholas', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1508903. Details
About Nick Lomb, 2013, http://theexperimentpublishing.com/author/nicklomb/. Details

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Created: 10 January 2013, Last modified: 24 February 2026

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