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2012
Schechner, Sara J
. “
Astronomy behind Enemy Lines: Colonial American Field Expeditions, 1761—1780
.”
C41/ICHA Science Meetings at the IAU XXVIII General Assembly
. Beijing: International Astronomical Union, 2012.
Abstract at SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Schechner, Sara J
. “
Preservation Challenges in North America: Recent Efforts by the American Astronomical Society
.”
C41/ICHA Science Meetings at the IAU XXVIII General Assembly
. Beijing: International Astronomical Union, 2012.
Abstract at SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
2006
Schechner, Sara J
. “
The Adventures of Captain John Smith, Pocahontas, and a Sundial
.”
East and West: The Common European Heritage, Proceedings of the XXV Scientific Instrument Symposium
. Krakow, Poland: Jagiellonian University Museum, 2006.
1999
Schechner, Sara J
. “
Time Well Spent: Early Modern Sundials as Evidence of Time Pressures and Consumer Culture
.”
XVIII International Scientific Instrument Symposium: Abstracts and Materials
. Moscow: Russian Academy of Sciences, 1999.
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