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001476065 24500 $$aEssays on astronomical history and heritage :$$ba tribute to Wayne Orchiston on his 80th birthday /$$cSteven Gullberg, Peter Robertson, editors.
001476065 260__ $$aCham :$$bSpringer,$$c2023.
001476065 300__ $$a1 online resource (719 p.).
001476065 4901_ $$aHistorical and Cultural Astronomy
001476065 500__ $$aDescription based upon print version of record.
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001476065 5050_ $$aIntro -- 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
001476065 5058_ $$aChapter 2: Sweden's Thirty Days in February: Calendar Reform -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Gregorian Calendar -- 3 The Reception of the Reform -- 4 The Swedish Way -- References -- Chapter 3: Early Star Charts of the Dutch East India Company -- 1 Preamble -- 2 The Eerste Schipvaert to the East Indies -- 3 Controversial Credit -- 4 Frederick de Houtman's Second Voyage -- 5 De Houtman's Southern Star Catalogue -- 6 Keyser or de Houtman? -- References -- Chapter 4: The Search for Extraterrestrial Civilizations: A Scientific, Technical, Political, Social, and Cultural Adventure
001476065 5058_ $$a1 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
001476065 5058_ $$a5 Homeward 8 and Anders' Earthrise -- Chapter 6: The Life and Science of Léon Foucault as a Muse -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Optics and the Speed of Light -- 3 The Foucault Pendulum -- 4 The Gyroscope -- 5 The Reflecting Telescope -- 6 Comments on the Corpus and Comparison with Transits of Venus and Mercury as Muses -- References -- Part II: Emergence of Astrophysics -- Chapter 7: The Mere Fanciful Abstractions of Science -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sir William Herschel -- 3 The Nineteenth-Century Scientific Revolution -- 4 Astronomy in the Nineteenth Century -- 5 Instruments and Techniques
001476065 5058_ $$a6 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
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001476065 520__ $$aThis multidisciplinary work celebrates Wayne Orchiston's career and accomplishments in historical and cultural astronomy on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Over thirty of the worlds leading scholars in astronomy, astrophysics, astronomical history, and cultural astronomy have come together to honor Wayne across a wide range of research topics. These themes include: Astronomy and Society Emergence of Astrophysics History of Radio Astronomy Solar System Observatories and Instrumentation Ethnoastronomy and Archeoastronomy This exceptional collection of essays presents an overview of Waynes prolific contributions to the field, along with detailed accounts of the books diverse themes. It is a valuable and insightful volume for both researchers and others interested in the fields of historical astronomy and cultural astronomy.
001476065 588__ $$aOnline resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 25, 2023).
001476065 650_0 $$aAstronomy$$xHistory.
001476065 650_6 $$aAstronomie$$xHistoire.
001476065 655_0 $$aElectronic books.
001476065 7001_ $$aGullberg, Steven R.
001476065 7001_ $$aRobertson, Peter$$c(Science writer)
001476065 7001_ $$aOrchiston, D. Wayne,$$ehonouree.
001476065 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aGullberg, Steven$$tEssays on Astronomical History and Heritage$$dCham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023$$z9783031294921
001476065 830_0 $$aHistorical & cultural astronomy.
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