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Télécharger le livre : Archaeoastronomy in the Roman World
Elio Antonello , Juan Belmonte Aviles , Antonio César González-García , Giulio Magli
Archaeoastronomy in the Roman World
This book explores the insights that Cultural Astronomy provides into the classical Roman world by unveiling the ways in which the Romans made use of their knowledge concerning the heavens, and by shedding new light on the interactions between astronomy and heritage in...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-03-27
Collection : Historical & Cultural Astronomy
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Télécharger le livre : The Birth of Modern Astronomy
Harm J. Habing
The Birth of Modern 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 begins with an introduction to the state of astronomy in 1945 before recounting how in the following years, initial...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-03-23
Collection : Historical & Cultural Astronomy
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210,99 €
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Télécharger le livre : When the Earth Was Flat
Dirk L. Couprie
When the Earth Was Flat
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 the way of thinking of ancient believers in a flat earth. The first part offers new interpretations of...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2018-11-01
Collection : Historical & Cultural Astronomy
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168,79 €
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Télécharger le livre : Chronicling the Golden Age of Astronomy
Neil English
Chronicling the Golden Age of Astronomy
The invention of the telescope at the dawning of the 17th century has revolutionized humanity's understanding of the Universe and our place within it. This book traces the development of the telescope over four centuries, as well as the many personalities who used it to...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2018-10-31
Collection : Historical & Cultural Astronomy
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252,14 €
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Télécharger le livre : A History of Optical Telescopes in Astronomy
Wilson Wall
A History of Optical Telescopes in Astronomy
This book is uniquely about the relationship between the optical telescope and astronomy as they developed together. It covers the time between the telescope's pivotal invention in the 1600's up to the modern era of space-based telescopes. Over the intervening...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2018-10-01
Collection : Historical & Cultural Astronomy
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137,14 €
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Télécharger le livre : The Scientific Legacy of William Herschel
Clifford J. Cunningham
The Scientific Legacy of William Herschel
This book presents a modern scholarly analysis of issues associated with England’s most famous astronomer, William Herschel. The world’s leading experts on Herschel, discoverer of the planet Uranus, here offer their combined wisdom on many aspects of his life and...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2017-11-25
Collection : Historical & Cultural Astronomy
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231,04 €
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Télécharger le livre : The Emergence of Astrophysics in Asia
Tsuko Nakamura , Wayne Orchiston
The Emergence of Astrophysics in Asia
This book examines the ways in which attitudes toward astronomy in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan, Thailand and Uzbekistan have changed with the times.The emergence of astrophysics was a worldwide phenomenon during the late...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2017-11-03
Collection : Historical & Cultural Astronomy
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210,99 €
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Télécharger le livre : Lewis Swift
Gary W. Kronk
Lewis Swift
This biography covers the life of Lewis Swift (1820-1913), who discovered 13 comets and nearly 1,200 other deep sky objects. All 13 comets found by Swift now bear his name, including three periodic comets with periods of 6 years (11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR), 9 years...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2017-09-19
Collection : Historical & Cultural Astronomy
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94,94 €
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Télécharger le livre : Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts
Marion Dolan
Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts
This carefully researched monograph is a historical investigation of the illustrated Aratea astronomical manuscript and its many interpretations over the centuries. Aratus' 270 B.C.E. Greek poem describing the constellations and astrological...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2017-08-22
Collection : Historical & Cultural Astronomy
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179,34 €
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Télécharger le livre : Merz Telescopes
Ileana Chinnici
Merz Telescopes
This book comprises a fascinating collection of contributions on the Merz telescopes in Italy that collectively offer the first survey on historical large refracting telescopes in the country, drawing on original documents and photographs. It opens with a general...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2017-03-30
Collection : Historical & Cultural Astronomy
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105,49 €
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Télécharger le livre : The Rise of Radio Astronomy in the Netherlands
Astrid Elbers
The Rise of Radio Astronomy in the Netherlands
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 rather anomalous in comparison to the development of radio astronomy in other countries. The author describes how...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2016-11-23
Collection : Historical & Cultural Astronomy
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94,94 €
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Télécharger le livre : John Tebbutt
Wayne Orchiston
John Tebbutt
This book marks the centennial of Tebbutt's death with a major biographical account surveying his scientific contributions to astronomy, prefaced with a foreword by Sir Patrick Moore. During the second half of the nineteenth century, Tebbutt was Australia's...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2016-11-15
Collection : Historical & Cultural Astronomy
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158,24 €
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Télécharger le livre : Astronomy in the Ancient World
Alexus Mcleod
Astronomy in the Ancient World
Alexus McLeod explores every aspect of the lesser-known history of astronomy in the Americas (Mesoamerica and North America), China and India, each through the frame of a particular astronomical phenomena. Part One considers the development of astronomy in the Americas...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2016-06-17
Collection : Historical & Cultural Astronomy
Format(s) : ePub
137,14 €
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