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History of the Field (meta.HIST)

Earlier attempts on these questions, and the instruments they were made with.

Recent submissions

1. [1] arghXiv:2608.03771

   Reconstruction of a Nineteenth-Century Mechanical Cosmography from Published Plates

   E. Kuiper

   22 pages, 11 plates. Plates reproduced by permission. Dimensions in the plates are internally inconsistent. Subjects: History of the Field (meta.HIST) (primary class); Instrumentation (metrol.INST); Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO)

2. [2] arghXiv:2607.11480

   Provenance of Citations to a Primary Experimental Report in Extended Disputes

   Q. Barratt, E. Kuiper

   10 pages, 1 figure. The report itself is outside the scope of this archive and is not assessed. Subjects: Verification and Provenance (epist.VER) (primary class); Sourcing (epist.SRC); Social Discourse (disc.SOC); History of the Field (meta.HIST)

3. [3] arghXiv:2605.06119

   Termination of Nineteenth-Century Scientific Disputes Under a Modern Criterion

   P. Setterfield, M. Crozier

   27 pages, 2 tables. Correspondence transcribed from published editions; dates are of posting. Subjects: History of the Field (meta.HIST) (primary class); Outcome and Concession (argu.OUT); Method and Instrumentation (meta.METH)

4. [4] arghXiv:2603.06693

   Modern Use of the Star-Occultation Method in Contested Horizon Observations

   E. Kuiper

   16 pages, 4 figures. The method's nineteenth-century history is outside the Society's remit and is cited only. Subjects: Refraction and Sightline (metrol.REF) (primary class); Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO); History of the Field (meta.HIST); Sourcing (epist.SRC)

5. [5] arghXiv:2602.06104 [pdf]

   Calibration of a Differential Refraction Comparator for Contested Horizon Observations

   E. Kuiper

   2 pages, 1 table. Instrument drawings deposited with the Society. Sixth in the series. Subjects: Instrumentation (metrol.INST) (primary class); Refraction and Sightline (metrol.REF); Calibration and Uncertainty (metrol.CAL); History of the Field (meta.HIST)

6. [6] arghXiv:2512.03318

   Symmetric Citation of a Nineteenth-Century Null Result in Contemporary Exchanges

   E. Cavill

   13 pages, 3 figures. The experiment itself is outside the scope of this archive and is not assessed. Subjects: Sourcing (epist.SRC) (primary class); History of the Field (meta.HIST); Social Discourse (disc.SOC); Verification and Provenance (epist.VER)