The Square Kilometre Array

Richard T Schilizzi, Ronald D Ekers, Peter E Dewdney, Philip Crosby

• Hardcover | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a grand vision project to build the most sensitive radio telescope in the world. This open access book tells the s... Lees meer

John Tebbutt

Wayne Orchiston

• Paperback | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• This book marks the centennial of Tebbutt's death with a major biographical account surveying his scientific contributions to astronomy, prefaced with... Lees meer

The Rise of Radio Astronomy in the Netherlands

Astrid Elbers

• Paperback | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• Radio astronomy was born during the Second World War, but as this book explains, the history of early Dutch radio astronomy is in several respects rat... Lees meer

Lewis Swift

Gary W Kronk

• Hardcover | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• Provides a look at Lewis Swift's life, career, and scientific accomplishments as an astronomer, including his discovery of the Swift-Tuttle comet name... Lees meer

Alessandro Piccolomini's Early Astronomical Works: II. an Examination of Their Scientific Content

Elly Dekker

• Hardcover | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• This book presents the first detailed scientific examination of Alessandro Piccolomini's two early astronomical works - De la Sfera del Mondo and De l... Lees meer

Evolving Theories on the Origin of the Moon

Warren D Cummings

• Hardcover | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• This book follows the development of research on the origin of the Moon from the late 18th century to the present. By gathering together the major tex... Lees meer

Neptune: From Grand Discovery to a World Revealed

• Paperback | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• The 1846 discovery of Neptune is one of the most remarkable stories in the history of science and astronomy. John Couch Adams and U.J. Le Verrier both... Lees meer

Chronicling the Golden Age of Astronomy

Neil English

• Hardcover | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• Contains a treasure-trove of historical information about the characters, culture and observing styles of the greatest visual observers in history Fea... Lees meer

Astronomy in the Ancient World

Alexus McLeod

• Paperback | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• Alexus McLeod explores every aspect of the lesser-known history of astronomy in the Americas (Mesoamerica and North America), China and India, each th... Lees meer

China and the International Astronomical Union

Thierry Montmerle, Yi Zhou

• Paperback | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• Seen from "inside the IAU," this book tells the in-depth story of a major crisis in which China "divorced" from the International Astronomical Union i... Lees meer

Angelo Secchi and Nineteenth Century Science

• Paperback | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• Angelo Secchi was a key figure in 19th century science. An Italian Jesuit and scientist, he helped lead the transition from astronomy to astrophysics ... Lees meer

Cosmography in the Age of Discovery and the Scientific Revolution

David Barrado Navascués

• Paperback | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• This book tells the comprehensive history of cosmography from the 15 th Century Age of Discovery onward. During this time, cosmography--a science that... Lees meer

The History of Modern Astronomy in Japan

Tomokazu Kogure

• Paperback | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• This book considers the history of modern astronomy and astrophysics in Japan by comparing with the development of astrophysics in western countries. ... Lees meer

Cosmography in the Age of Discovery and the Scientific Revolution

David Barrado Navascués

• Hardcover | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• This book tells the comprehensive history of cosmography from the 15 th Century Age of Discovery onward. During this time, cosmography--a science that... Lees meer

Astronomy of Ancient Egypt

Juan Antonio Belmonte, José Lull

• Hardcover | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• This book is a comprehensive reference on ancient Egyptian astronomy, one of the most important topics in historical astronomy. Written by two recogni... Lees meer

The Birth of Modern Astronomy

Harm J Habing

• Hardcover | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• This richly illustrated book discusses the ways in which astronomy expanded after 1945 from a modest discipline to a robust and modern science. It beg... Lees meer

When the Earth Was Flat

Dirk L Couprie

• Paperback | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• This book is a sequel to Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology (Springer 2011). With the help of many pictures, the reader is introduced into th... Lees meer

The History of Celestial Navigation

• Paperback | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• This edited volume charts the history of celestial navigation over the course of five centuries. Written by a group of historians and scientists, it a... Lees meer

Neptune: From Grand Discovery to a World Revealed

• Hardcover | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• The 1846 discovery of Neptune is one of the most remarkable stories in the history of science and astronomy. John Couch Adams and U.J. Le Verrier both... Lees meer

The World of Visual Time Signals for Mariners

• Hardcover | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• This book describes the worldwide evolution of land-based visual time signals that were used by mariners in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries for... Lees meer

The History of Celestial Navigation

• Hardcover | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• This edited volume charts the history of celestial navigation over the course of five centuries. Written by a group of historians and scientists, it a... Lees meer

China and the International Astronomical Union

Thierry Montmerle, Yi Zhou

• Hardcover | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• Seen from "inside the IAU," this book tells the in-depth story of a major crisis in which China "divorced" from the International Astronomical Union i... Lees meer

Angelo Secchi and Nineteenth Century Science

• Hardcover | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• Angelo Secchi was a key figure in 19th century science. An Italian Jesuit and scientist, he helped lead the transition from astronomy to astrophysics ... Lees meer

Merz Telescopes

• Paperback | Engels | Historical & Cultural Astronomy
• This book comprises a fascinating collection of contributions on the Merz telescopes in Italy that collectively offer the first survey on historical l... Lees meer