Aubin, David; Charlotte Bigg, dan H. Otto Sibum, eds. The Heavens on Earth: Observatories and Astronomy in Nineteenth-Century Science and Culture (Duke University Press; 2010) 384 halaman; Topik termasuklah astronomi sebagai sains ketenteraan di Sweden, Balai Cerap Pulkovo di Rusia semasa zaman Czar Nicholas I, dan masyarakat fizik dan astronomi pada lewat abad ke-19 di Amerika.
Brunier, Serge, et al. Great Observatories of the World (2005)
Leverington, David. Observatories and Telescopes of Modern Times - Ground-Based Optical and Radio Astronomy Facilities since 1945. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2016, ISBN9780521899932.
McCray, W. Patrick. Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambition and the Promise of Technology (2004); focuses on the Gemini Observatory.
Sage, Leslie, dan Gail Aschenbrenner. A Visitor's Guide to the Kitt Peak Observatories (2004)
