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Presents information on the science and history of time and its impact on sciences, cultures, religions, and future developments in the field
Provides factual information for future considerations about developments in timekeeping
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings (ASSSP, volume 50)
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Table of contents (44 papers)
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Front Matter
About this book
In this symposium speakers took a closer look at time in astronomy, other sciences, cultures, and business as a defining element of modern civilization. The symposium aimed to set the stage for future timekeeping standards, infrastructure, and engineering best practices for astronomers and the broader society. At the same time the program was cognizant of the rich history from Harrison's chronometer to today's atomic clocks and pulsar observations. The theoreticians and engineers of time were brought together with the educators and historians of science, enriching the understanding of time among both experts and the public.
Editors and Affiliations
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Time Department, International Bureau for Weights and Measures, Sevres, France
Elisa Felicitas Arias
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Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, Krugersdorp, South Africa
Ludwig Combrinck
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Vatican Observatory, Tucson, USA
Pavel Gabor
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HM Nautical Almanac Office, UK Hydrographic Office HM Nautical Almanac Office, Taunton, United Kingdom
Catherine Hohenkerk
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Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
P. Kenneth Seidelmann
About the editors
Ludwig Combrinck, Ph.D., is Acting Managing Director of the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO), National Research Foundation, South Africa. His main interests are space geodesy and general relativity.
Pavel Gabor, Ph.D., is Vice Director of the Vatican Observatory responsible for its observational facilities in Arizona. He is involved in the robotic upgrades of three telescopes and other astronomical instrumentation projects. As a Jesuit priest and an official of the Holy See, he also studies timekeeping, its history and symbolism.
Catherine Hohenkerk, HM Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO), UK Hydrographic Office, a long standing member of HMNAO, fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation, Chair of the long standing IAU Division A
working group Standards of Fundamental Astronomy (SOFA) and President of IAU Division A Commission for Fundamental Standards.
P.Kenneth Seidelmann, Research Professor of Astronomy at the Universityof Virginia; former director of astrometry directorate at the U.S. Naval Observatory, Co-editor of the Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, Co-author of books on astrometry, time, and celestial mechanics and astrodynamics, and author of many scientific papers.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Science of Time 2016
Book Subtitle: Time in Astronomy & Society, Past, Present and Future
Editors: Elisa Felicitas Arias, Ludwig Combrinck, Pavel Gabor, Catherine Hohenkerk, P. Kenneth Seidelmann
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59909-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-59908-3Published: 06 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86732-8Published: 14 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-59909-0Published: 05 October 2017
Series ISSN: 1570-6591
Series E-ISSN: 1570-6605
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 394
Number of Illustrations: 33 b/w illustrations, 136 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, History of Science, Measurement Science and Instrumentation