Welcome to my publications page! Here, you'll find a collection of my research papers and books, aimed at both the general public and fellow researchers.

Books

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Book Chapters

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Journal Papers (peer reviewed)

2015: ‘Early Telecommunication and the Birth of Telegraphy in Malta’, Symposia Melitensia, No. 10, pp. 15-27.

2014: ‘Digital Apollo: How Computers Helped Put Man on the Moon’, Academic Journal of Science, Vol. 03, No. 01, pp. 99-112.

2008: ‘Early Computing and Data Processing in Malta’, Symposia Melitensia, No. 5, pp. 85-98.

2007: ‘Computing at the Malta Statistics Office, 1947-1970’, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, July-September, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 49-61.

2004: ‘The Calculation of Easter Day, and the Origin and Use of the Word Computer’, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, July-September, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 42-49.

Reports and Unpublished Papers

2020: ‘Proposal for an Astronomical Observatory at Stella Maris College’. Co-authored with Dr. Alexander Gatt.

1986: ‘Report on Comet P/Halley, 1982I’.

Undated (but ca. 1990): ‘An Introduction to Astrophotography’.

Undated (but ca. 2004): ‘Debris of the Solar System: Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids’.

Undated (but ca. 2001): ‘Explanation of the Orbital Elements of a Comet’.

Magazine and Newspaper Articles

2017: ‘A brief visit to the Main Astronomical Observatory of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine’, The Big Bang, October, No. 118, pp. 3-5, 9.
2005: ‘Computing for Astronomy – VIII : Representing Stellar Magnitudes’, The Big Bang, July, No. 80, pp. 5-6.
2005: ‘Computing for Astronomy – VII : More on Library Routines’, The Big Bang, January, No. 79, pp. 9-10.
2004: ‘Computing for Astronomy – VI : Software Reuse: Building a Program Library’, The Big Bang, October, No. 78, pp. 7-9.

2004: ‘Translating Computer and Calculator in common European languages’, (Anecdotes), IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, October-December, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 72-73.
2004: ‘Computing for Astronomy – V : Numerical Methods – 2’, The Big Bang, April, No. 77, pp. 8-10.
2004: ‘Computing for Astronomy – IV : Numerical Methods – 1’, The Big Bang, April, No. 76, pp. 8-9.
2004: ‘Computing for Astronomy – III : Program Efficiency and Precision’, The Big Bang, January, No. 75, pp. 8-9.
2003: ‘Computing for Astronomy – II : Simulating the orbits of planets (part II)’, The Big Bang, October, No. 74, pp. 3-7.
2003: ‘Computing for Astronomy – I : Simulating the orbits of planets (part I)’, The Big Bang, July, No. 73, pp. 4-6.
2000: ‘Determination of the Easter Date’, The Big Bang, No. 65.
1998: ‘The Case for Sighting Mt. Etna from Malta’, The Big Bang, No. 55.
1995: ‘Computer Jargon’, Sunday Times Computers Supplement, 16 July.
1993: ‘Digital Image Processing’, Information Technology Fair Magazine, October.
1992: ‘Machine Translation: An Introduction’, Sunday Times Computers Supplement, 19 July.
1986: ‘Naked Eye Stars’, The Big Bang, No. 12.
1985: ‘The Ceedata Range of Computers’, The Computers Fair Magazine, October.
1983: ‘The FACIT Desk Top Computer’, The Computers Fair Magazine, October.
1976: ‘Today's Penumbral Eclipse of the Moon’, The Times of Malta, 6 November.
1973: ‘Spotlight on Comet Kohoutek’, The Times of Malta , 15 December.
1973: ‘Transit of Mercury on Saturday’, The Times of Malta, 8 November.
1973: ‘Solar Eclipse’, The Times of Malta, 29 June.