New insights from recent studies in historical astronomy [electronic resource] : following in the footsteps of F. Richard Stephenson : a meeting to honor F. Richard Stephenson on his 70th birthday / edited by Wayne Orchiston, David A. Green, Richard Strom.
2014
QB15
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New insights from recent studies in historical astronomy [electronic resource] : following in the footsteps of F. Richard Stephenson : a meeting to honor F. Richard Stephenson on his 70th birthday / edited by Wayne Orchiston, David A. Green, Richard Strom.
ISBN
9783319076140 electronic book
3319076140 electronic book
9783319076133
3319076132
3319076140 electronic book
9783319076133
3319076132
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Cham : Springer, [2014]
Copyright
©2015
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxx, 350 pages) : illustrations (some color).
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QB15
Dewey Decimal Classification
520.9
Summary
This book contains papers from a conference held to celebrate the 70th birthday of one of the world's foremost astronomical historians, Professor F. Richard Stephenson, the latest recipient of the American Astronomical Society's highest award for research in astronomical history, the LeRoy Doggett Prize. Reflecting Professor Stephenson's extensive research portfolio, this book brings together under one cover papers on four different areas of scholarship: applied historical astronomy (which Stephenson founded); Islamic astronomy; Oriental astronomy and amateur astronomy. These papers are penned.
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Astrophysics and space science proceedings ; volume 43.
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