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Intro
Preface
Wayne Orchiston and the History of Astronomy
Contents
About the Contributors
Part I: Astronomy and Society
Chapter 1: Cosmos and Culture: Linking the Heavens and the Earth
1 Introduction
2 Cultural Astronomy and World Heritage
3 Worldviews: From the Physical to the Biological Universe
4 Sky and Earth Joined: National Observatories, Time, and Navigation
5 Measuring the Universe: Transits of Venus
6 Discovery and Classification
7 Philosophy of Astronomy: The Effect of Culture on Astronomy
8 Envoi
References
Chapter 2: Sweden's Thirty Days in February: Calendar Reform
1 Introduction
2 The Gregorian Calendar
3 The Reception of the Reform
4 The Swedish Way
References
Chapter 3: Early Star Charts of the Dutch East India Company
1 Preamble
2 The Eerste Schipvaert to the East Indies
3 Controversial Credit
4 Frederick de Houtman's Second Voyage
5 De Houtman's Southern Star Catalogue
6 Keyser or de Houtman?
References
Chapter 4: The Search for Extraterrestrial Civilizations: A Scientific, Technical, Political, Social, and Cultural Adventure
1 Introduction and Disclaimer
2 Background
3 SETI Conferences, Meetings, and Workshops
4 False Alarms
4.1 Project Ozma
4.2 The Wow Signal
4.3 CTA 102
4.4 Pulsars
5 SETI Becomes Too Important to Leave to the Scientists
6 Looking Ahead
References
Chapter 5: What's in a Name? That Which We Call Anders' Earthrise, as 'Pasteur T,' Didn't Sound as Sweet (Adventures in Lunar Exploration and Nomenclature on the Fiftieth Anniversary of Apollo 8)
1 Introduction
2 Mount Marilyn-At Last!
3 The Other Two-Thirds
4 Apollo 8: A Mission for the Ages
5 Homeward 8 and Anders' Earthrise
Chapter 6: The Life and Science of Léon Foucault as a Muse
1 Introduction
2 Optics and the Speed of Light
3 The Foucault Pendulum
4 The Gyroscope
5 The Reflecting Telescope
6 Comments on the Corpus and Comparison with Transits of Venus and Mercury as Muses
References
Part II: Emergence of Astrophysics
Chapter 7: The Mere Fanciful Abstractions of Science
1 Introduction
2 Sir William Herschel
3 The Nineteenth-Century Scientific Revolution
4 Astronomy in the Nineteenth Century
5 Instruments and Techniques
6 Lessons and Conclusions
References
Chapter 8: Henry Norris Russell's Campaign to Make Physics the Core of Astrophysics
1 For Wayne
2 Intellectual and Social Origins
3 The Old Astrophysics
4 The New Astrophysics
5 Russell's Shift
6 'Some Problems of Sidereal Astronomy'
References
Chapter 9: Astronomical Travels in Asia
1 Introduction and China
2 Mongolia
2.1 National University of Mongolia (NUM)
2.2 The Research Center of Astronomy and Geophysics and the Khurel Togoot Observatory
3 Thailand and Laos
4 Uzbekistan
5 Mauritius
6 Tajikistan
Preface
Wayne Orchiston and the History of Astronomy
Contents
About the Contributors
Part I: Astronomy and Society
Chapter 1: Cosmos and Culture: Linking the Heavens and the Earth
1 Introduction
2 Cultural Astronomy and World Heritage
3 Worldviews: From the Physical to the Biological Universe
4 Sky and Earth Joined: National Observatories, Time, and Navigation
5 Measuring the Universe: Transits of Venus
6 Discovery and Classification
7 Philosophy of Astronomy: The Effect of Culture on Astronomy
8 Envoi
References
Chapter 2: Sweden's Thirty Days in February: Calendar Reform
1 Introduction
2 The Gregorian Calendar
3 The Reception of the Reform
4 The Swedish Way
References
Chapter 3: Early Star Charts of the Dutch East India Company
1 Preamble
2 The Eerste Schipvaert to the East Indies
3 Controversial Credit
4 Frederick de Houtman's Second Voyage
5 De Houtman's Southern Star Catalogue
6 Keyser or de Houtman?
References
Chapter 4: The Search for Extraterrestrial Civilizations: A Scientific, Technical, Political, Social, and Cultural Adventure
1 Introduction and Disclaimer
2 Background
3 SETI Conferences, Meetings, and Workshops
4 False Alarms
4.1 Project Ozma
4.2 The Wow Signal
4.3 CTA 102
4.4 Pulsars
5 SETI Becomes Too Important to Leave to the Scientists
6 Looking Ahead
References
Chapter 5: What's in a Name? That Which We Call Anders' Earthrise, as 'Pasteur T,' Didn't Sound as Sweet (Adventures in Lunar Exploration and Nomenclature on the Fiftieth Anniversary of Apollo 8)
1 Introduction
2 Mount Marilyn-At Last!
3 The Other Two-Thirds
4 Apollo 8: A Mission for the Ages
5 Homeward 8 and Anders' Earthrise
Chapter 6: The Life and Science of Léon Foucault as a Muse
1 Introduction
2 Optics and the Speed of Light
3 The Foucault Pendulum
4 The Gyroscope
5 The Reflecting Telescope
6 Comments on the Corpus and Comparison with Transits of Venus and Mercury as Muses
References
Part II: Emergence of Astrophysics
Chapter 7: The Mere Fanciful Abstractions of Science
1 Introduction
2 Sir William Herschel
3 The Nineteenth-Century Scientific Revolution
4 Astronomy in the Nineteenth Century
5 Instruments and Techniques
6 Lessons and Conclusions
References
Chapter 8: Henry Norris Russell's Campaign to Make Physics the Core of Astrophysics
1 For Wayne
2 Intellectual and Social Origins
3 The Old Astrophysics
4 The New Astrophysics
5 Russell's Shift
6 'Some Problems of Sidereal Astronomy'
References
Chapter 9: Astronomical Travels in Asia
1 Introduction and China
2 Mongolia
2.1 National University of Mongolia (NUM)
2.2 The Research Center of Astronomy and Geophysics and the Khurel Togoot Observatory
3 Thailand and Laos
4 Uzbekistan
5 Mauritius
6 Tajikistan