http://es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo/Things/sunspots.html
History of Sunspots: history of the discovery of sunspots including sunspot
drawings from the early scientists.
http://es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo/Things/telescope.html
First Telescopes: background information on the discovery of the telescope
and pictures of the early telescopes.
http://www.hao.ucar.edu/public/education/sp/great_moments.html#gm_1610
http://www.hao.ucar.edu/public/education/sp/great_moments.2.html#gm_1645
Great Moments in the History of Solar Physics: chronicles developments and
discoveries through 1860. Includes drawings from early scientists and links
to additional information.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/psc/hist1.html
Important Astronomers, their Instruments and Discoveries: traces the
history of the important astronomers and their instruments and discoveries
from 1500 BC to 1811.
http://www1.tecs.com/oldscope/images.html
Images of Old Telescopes: you will find photographs of old telescopes in
the collections of members of the Antique Telescope Society.