Overview
- Contains recent research by some of the world's foremost historians of astronomy
- Spreads its thematic and geographical net widely by including a fascinating mix of material drawn from Asia, Australia, and North and South America
- Contains a series of papers on the history of Australian radio astronomy, which relates to a time when Australia led the world in this emerging area of science
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings (ASSSP)
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Table of contents (22 papers)
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Applied Historical Astronomy
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Archaeoastronomy
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Astronomers, Books, Manuscripts, and Star Charts
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Nineteenth Century Transits of Venus and Solar Eclipses
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Book Title: Highlighting the History of Astronomy in the Asia-Pacific Region
Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the ICOA-6 Conference
Editors: Wayne Orchiston, Tsuko Nakamura, Richard G. Strom
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8161-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-8160-8Published: 31 August 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4105-6Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-8161-5Published: 27 August 2011
Series ISSN: 1570-6591
Series E-ISSN: 1570-6605
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 660
Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, History of Science, Archaeology