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Mars in the Australian Press, 1875-1899. 1. Interpretation, Authority and Planetary Science
Richard de Grijs
[Abridged] In the late nineteenth century, Mars emerged as one of the most intensively reported astronomical objects in the popular press, driven by favourable oppositions, improve…
Mars excitement in Australian newspapers, 1877-1899: Humour and the public negotiation of astronomical knowledge
Richard de Grijs
Speculation about Martian canals was a recurring feature of late nineteenth-century popular astronomy. This paper examines how colonial newspapers used humour to negotiate the epis…
Mars in the Australian Press, 1875-1899. 2. Circulation and Attribution
Richard de Grijs
Between 1875 and 1899, Mars occupied a prominent and recurring position in newspaper reporting across Europe, North America and beyond. Although the scientific and cultural dimensi…
Dutch Colonial Time: Time Signals in Paramaribo and the Dutch Caribbean
Richard de Grijs
In the nineteenth century, the Dutch established time signals in their Atlantic colonies to synchronise maritime navigation with European standards. In Paramaribo (Suriname), a sop…
Marking Noon: The Time Balls and Time Flaps of the Netherlands
Richard de Grijs
In the nineteenth century, the Netherlands quickly adopted the time ball -- a British innovation for maritime chronometer calibration -- in its main naval ports (Nieuwediep/Den Hel…