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Astronomy Research: Articles & Internet Sources

A guide for your historical astronomy research.

Articles

JStor
Find well-researched, reliable academic/scholarly articles. Rank results by either date or relevancy.
Proquest
Search for keywords and be sure to narrow your results by document type and more.

Internet Sources

Custom Google Search
Don't need a billion results? Use this custom search engine to search reliable websites chosen by Matthew and Sarah.

Remember to critically evaluate your sources
- Use CRAAP to detect crappy sites:
  - C: Currency (when was the site made?)
  - R: Relevance (does it really suit your needs?)
  - A: Authority (is the author/creator and expert?)
  - A: Accuracy (do they cite their sources?)
  - P: Purpose (what is the intent of the site?)