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Exploring the history of New Zealand astronomy [electronic resource] : trials, tribulations, telescopes and transits / Wayne Orchiston.

Orchiston, D. Wayne, author.
2016
QB33.N45
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Title
Exploring the history of New Zealand astronomy [electronic resource] : trials, tribulations, telescopes and transits / Wayne Orchiston.
Author
Orchiston, D. Wayne, author.
ISBN
9783319225661 (electronic book)
3319225669 (electronic book)
9783319225654
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22566-1
Published
Cham : Springer, [2016]
Copyright
©2016
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xlv, 688 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-22566-1 doi
Call Number
QB33.N45
Dewey Decimal Classification
520.993
Summary
Professor Orchiston is a foremost authority on the subject of New Zealand astronomy, and here are the collected papers of his fruitful studies in this area, including both those published many years ago and new material. The papers herein review traditional Maori astronomy, examine the appearance of nautical astronomy practiced by Cook and his astronomers on their various stopovers in New Zealand during their three voyagers to the South Seas, and also explore notable nineteenth century New Zealand observatories historically, from significant telescopes now located in New Zealand to local and international observations made during the 1874 and 1882 transits of Venus and the nineteenth and twentieth century preoccupation of New Zealand amateur astronomers with comets and meteors. New Zealand astronomy has a truly rich history, extending from the Maori civilization in pre-European times through to the years when explorers and navigators discovered the region, up to pioneering research on the newly emerging field of radio astronomy during WWII and in the immediate post-war years. This survey of a neglected but rich national astronomical history, does the subject full and comprehensive justice.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 21, 2015).
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Astrophysics and space science library ; v. 422.
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Part I: Pre-European Astronomy in the Pacific
Chapter 2: The Skies over Aotearoa/New Zealand
Chapter 3: Mahutonga
Part II: Cook Voyage Astronomy and New Zealand
Chapter 4: Astronomy on Cook?s First Voyage
Chapter 5: Astronomy on Cook?s Second Voyage
Chapter 6: Astronomy on Cook?s Third Voyage
Part III: Fundamental Astronomy
Chapter 7: The?Cook? Gregorian Telescope in The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Chapter 8: Stephen Carkeek, the Wellington Time Ball, and New Zealand?s Oldest?Surviving? Observatory
Chapter 9: The Historic Astronomical Observatories in the Wellington Botanic Garden
Chapter 10: The Thames Observatory of John Grigg
Chapter 11: The Wanganui Refractor and its Remarkable English Equatorial Mounting
Chapter 12: Joseph Ward
Chapter 13: From Crossley to Carter
Part IV: Transits of Venus
Chapter 14: The 1874 and 1882 Transits of Venus
Chapter 15: Refining the Astronomical Unit
Part V: Stunning Spectacles
Chapter 16: An Amazing Public Spectacle
Chapter 17: John Grigg and the Genesis of Cometary Astronomy in New Zealand
Chapter 18: C.J. Westland and Comet C/1914 S1 (Campbell)
Chapter 19: A Catholic Approach to Astronomy
Part VI: Other Notable Astronomers and Their Activities
Chapter 20: Great Comets, and Wellington?s Earliest European Astronomers
Chapter 21: Henry Severn
Chapter 22: John Grigg and his Pioneering Astronomical Photography
Part VII: Opening a New Window on the Universe
Chapter 23: Dr Elizabeth Alexander and the Mysterious?Norfolk Island Effect?
Ch 24: John Bolton, Gordon Stanley, Bruce Slee and the Riddle of the?Radio Stars?
Index.

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