Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Moon . ... According to Ron Miller, author of the respected history of spaceship concepts The Dream Machines , the first known appearance of the tale in print was in the 2 October Тљ1909 issue of Scientific American where the hero was named т??Wang Tuт?? ... Naming a crater after Wan Hu т??the legendary Chinese inventorт?? was proposed shortly after the Soviet probe Zond 3 flew past the Moon in July 1965 returning images of the Moon?s western farside. ...

MINUTES OF THE EIGHTY SEVENTH MEETING OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF ARMAGH OBSERVATORY AND PLANETARIUM HELD ON 22 NOVEMBER 2012 AT 2 P.M. IN THE BOARDROOM, ARMAGH OBSERVATORY Present: Apologies: In attendance: Mrs P. Wilson (Acting Chairman), Mr B. Hannam, Mr E. Donnelly, Dr M. McKay and Professor R. Oudmaijer Professor A. Hibbert, Archdeacon R. Hoey, Professor M. Merrifield, Mr A Peoples, Professor T. Ray and Mr M. Cory (DCAL) Professor M. Bailey, Dr T. Mason and Mr J. Copeland 1. ...