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"For years our program has aimed not only to present the progress of astronomy, but to give an opportunity to our members to hear, see, and visit with eminent scientists who actually are contributing to the ever-widening horizon of our knowledge of the universe. ” 

                1947 quote from club founder Dr. Jason J. Nassau

The Cleveland Astronomical Society

 

LECTURE NEWS: MEETINGS:
2025 - 2026
The Cleveland Astronomical Society Lecture Series
has announced the lineup of speakers for the 104th Season.

LECTURES FOR 2025-2026

May 7, 2026
Trudy E. Bell IN PERSON AND ©ZOOM Presentation at BWU
Title: Out of the Shadow of Giants: The BIG Role of “Small” 19th-Century US Observatories
Description: During the nineteenth century industrial revolution, a few American opticians built the world’s largest refracting telescopes, four of which were installed in the United States before 1900. But since 2000, long-overlooked documents now digitally accessible are revealing that over 300 smaller and mid-sized US observatories also were built. Indeed, the demand for astronomical equipment from educational institutions and private individuals stimulated the growth of the telescope-making industry, fostered public outreach, and permeated popular culture in a way unmatched in other nations.

Bio Information:
Trudy E. Bell (M.A., New York University) is a contributing editor for Sky & Telescope and a member of the editorial advisory board for Springer’s Historical & Cultural Astronomy series of books. She is co-editor (along with William Sheehan, Robert W. Smith, and Carolyn Kennett) of Neptune: From Grand Discovery to A World Revealed (Springer, 2021). She has been senior writer for the University of California High-Performance AstroComputing Center (UC-HiPACC), and an editor for Scientific American and IEEE Spectrum magazines. Her journalism and research awards include the David N. Schramm Award from the American Astronomical Society (2006) and the Herbert C. Pollock Award of the Dudley Observatory (2004 and 2007). In 2017, asteroid (323552) was named in her honor.





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