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H., Dong, H., Barbash, I., Schechner, S. J., & others. (2027). [Humanity’s Message to the Stars: An Update to the Golden Record--Part 2. Guidelines and Methodology for Image Selection](/publication/humanitys-message-stars-update-golden-record-part-2-guidelines-and-methodology-image). *Earth and Space Science*. Jiang, J. H., Dong, H., Barbash, I., Schechner, S. J., & others. (2027). [Humanity’s Message to the Stars: An Update to the Golden Record--Part 2. Guidelines and Methodology for Image Selection](/publication/humanitys-message-stars-update-golden-record-part-2-guidelines-and-methodology-image). *Earth and Space Science*. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract Humanity’s Message to the Stars (HMTS) is a contemporary successor to the Voyager Golden Record, designed to convey an updated, multidimensional portrait of Earth and its inhabitants to interstellar and intergenerational audiences. Building on the... ### Forthcoming Schechner, S. J. (2027). [Conquest and Contemplation: Astronomy in New England](/publication/conquest-and-contemplation-astronomy-new-england). In P. Bertucci & A. Baker (Eds.), *Scientific Instruments as Cultural Artifacts*. Yale University Press. Schechner, S. J. (2027). [Conquest and Contemplation: Astronomy in New England](/publication/conquest-and-contemplation-astronomy-new-england). In P. Bertucci & A. Baker (Eds.), *Scientific Instruments as Cultural Artifacts*. Yale University Press. Schechner, S. J. (2027). [The Life of Joseph Pope and That of His Orrery](/publication/life-joseph-pope-and-his-orrery). In S. J. Schechner & A. D. Morrison-Low (Eds.), *Creating an Ordered World in Disordered Times: The Pope Orrery*. Brill. Schechner, S. J. (2027). [The Life of Joseph Pope and That of His Orrery](/publication/life-joseph-pope-and-his-orrery). In S. J. Schechner & A. D. Morrison-Low (Eds.), *Creating an Ordered World in Disordered Times: The Pope Orrery*. Brill. Schechner, S. J., & Morrison-Low, A. D. (2027). [Creating an Ordered World in Disordered Times: The Pope Orrery](/publication/creating-ordered-world-disordered-times-pope-orrery). In *Scientific Instruments and Collections* (Nos. 12). Brill. Schechner, S. J., & Morrison-Low, A. D. (2027). [Creating an Ordered World in Disordered Times: The Pope Orrery](/publication/creating-ordered-world-disordered-times-pope-orrery). In *Scientific Instruments and Collections* (Nos. 12). Brill. ### 2026 Schechner, S. J., Carruthers, E. J., & Van Jaarsveldt, D. (2026). [Twentieth-Century Observing Stations in South Africa](/publication/twentieth-century-observing-stations-south-africa). In *Astronomy in Focus as Presented at the IAU XXXII General Assembly, 2024. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia, A32* (p. 10). Cambridge University Press. (Original work published 2026) Schechner, S. J., Carruthers, E. J., & Van Jaarsveldt, D. (2026). [Twentieth-Century Observing Stations in South Africa](/publication/twentieth-century-observing-stations-south-africa). In *Astronomy in Focus as Presented at the IAU XXXII General Assembly, 2024. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia, A32* (p. 10). Cambridge University Press. (Original work published 2026) Schechner, S. J. (2026). [The Visual Culture of the 1618 Comets](/publication/visual-culture-1618-comets). In C. Cunningham (Ed.), *Cosmic Events: The Three Comets of 1618* (p. 40). Springer Nature. (Original work published 2026) Schechner, S. J. (2026). [The Visual Culture of the 1618 Comets](/publication/visual-culture-1618-comets). In C. Cunningham (Ed.), *Cosmic Events: The Three Comets of 1618* (p. 40). Springer Nature. (Original work published 2026) - [https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-86950-1\_3](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-86950-1_3) - [https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-86950-1\_3](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-86950-1_3) Schechner, S. J. (2026). *[Quilts 250: Stitching in the Spirit of Democracy](/publication/quilts-250-stitching-spirit-democracy)*. Concord, MA. Schechner, S. J. (2026). *[Quilts 250: Stitching in the Spirit of Democracy](/publication/quilts-250-stitching-spirit-democracy)*. Concord, MA. ### 2025 Schechner, S. J. (2025). [The World in a Box: The Pope Orrery](/publication/world-box-pope-orrery). *Nuncius*, *41*(2), 31. https://doi.org/10.1163/18253911-bja10177 (Original work published 2025) Schechner, S. J. (2025). [The World in a Box: The Pope Orrery](/publication/world-box-pope-orrery). *Nuncius*, *41*(2), 31. https://doi.org/10.1163/18253911-bja10177 (Original work published 2025) - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [doi:10.1163/18253911-bja10177](https://doi.org/10.1163/18253911-bja10177) ABSTRACT Instead of thinking about scientific instruments in terms of their functions, makers, sellers, users, and designs over time, this paper will explore what might be learned from a critical examination of the materials used in an instrument’s... - [doi:10.1163/18253911-bja10177](https://doi.org/10.1163/18253911-bja10177) Schechner, S. J., & Kremer, R. (2025). [Forty Years of Scientific Instrument Studies: The Scientific Instrument Commission](/publications/scientific-instrument-commission-forty-scientific-instruments-and). In *Scientific Instruments and Collections* (Nos. 11). Brill. Schechner, S. J., & Kremer, R. (2025). [Forty Years of Scientific Instrument Studies: The Scientific Instrument Commission](/publications/scientific-instrument-commission-forty-scientific-instruments-and). In *Scientific Instruments and Collections* (Nos. 11). Brill. ### 2024 Schechner, S. J., & Talas, S. (2024). [Failed Historical Scientific Instruments](/publications/failed-scientific-instruments). In *Scientific Instruments and Collections* (Nos. 10). Brill. Schechner, S. J., & Talas, S. (2024). [Failed Historical Scientific Instruments](/publications/failed-scientific-instruments). In *Scientific Instruments and Collections* (Nos. 10). Brill. Schechner, S. J. (2024). [Spelunking Decommissioned Observatories with David DeVorkin: A Case Study](/publication/spelunking-decommissioned-observatories-david-devorkin-case-study). *Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage* , *27*(4), 907-916. Schechner, S. J. (2024). [Spelunking Decommissioned Observatories with David DeVorkin: A Case Study](/publication/spelunking-decommissioned-observatories-david-devorkin-case-study). *Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage* , *27*(4), 907-916. ### 2023 Schechner, S. J. (2023). [Politics and the Dimensions of the Solar System: John Winthrop’s Observations of the Transits of Venus](/publications/politics-and-dimensions-solar-system-john-winthrop%E2%80%99s-observations). In S. Gullberg & P. Robertson (Eds.), *Essays on Astronomical History and Heritage: A Tribute to Wayne Orchiston on His 80th Birthday* (pp. 401-428). Springer. Schechner, S. J. (2023). [Politics and the Dimensions of the Solar System: John Winthrop’s Observations of the Transits of Venus](/publications/politics-and-dimensions-solar-system-john-winthrop%E2%80%99s-observations). In S. Gullberg & P. Robertson (Eds.), *Essays on Astronomical History and Heritage: A Tribute to Wayne Orchiston on His 80th Birthday* (pp. 401-428). 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