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Joe Pawsey and the Founding of Australian Radio Astronomy [PDF]
, 2023 This open access book is a biography of Joseph L. Pawsey. It examines not only his life but the birth and growth of the field of radio astronomy and the state of science itself in twentieth century Australia.
Ekers, Ronald D. +2 more
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Development and validation of an astronomy self-efficacy instrument for understanding and doing
Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022 This paper presents a new astronomy self-efficacy instrument, composed of two factors; one relating to learning astronomy content, which we call astronomy personal self-efficacy, and the other relating to the use of astronomical instrumentation ...
Rachel Freed +3 more
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Islamic Astronomy of Abbasid Era (750-1258 AD)
Journal of Islamic History and Manuscript, 2022 Astronomy is a particular field in Islam related to the interests of daily Muslim worship practices, such as determining the beginning of prayer times, qibla direction, and the beginning of the Qamariyah month.
Muhammad Ilham Aziz, Ahmad Musta'id
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Open skies: the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and its impact on US radio astronomy [PDF]
, 2020 This open access book on the history of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory covers the scientific discoveries and technical innovations of late 20th century radio astronomy with particular attention to the people and institutions involved.
Kellermann, Kenneth I. +5 more
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THE ROLE OF ASTRONOMY IN ROMANIAN EDUCATION [PDF]
Romanian Review of Geographical Education, 2018 Despite the interest, curiosity and the enthusiasm of the large public for Astronomy as a scientific discipline, it is absent from the current Romanian curriculum. We present here the results of two surveys that involve parents and
DANA FICUȚ-VICAȘ
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Nordina: Nordic Studies in Science Education, 2014 The TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) survey carried out in 2011 showed that Norwegian 8th graders reversed a declining trend in science achievement that had lasted almost two decades.
Trude Nilsen, Carl Angell
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Spatial thinking in astronomy education research
Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2018 [This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Astronomy Education Research.] Multiple studies show that spatial thinking skills contribute to students’ performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines.
Merryn Cole +3 more
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Remote Sensing, 2021 The global spread of artificial light is eroding the natural night-time environment. The estimation of the pattern and rate of growth of light pollution on multi-decadal scales has nonetheless proven challenging.
Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel +4 more
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International Year of Astronomy (IYA 2009): Selected Resources.
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2009 The article reviews web sites on general astronomy and 2009 International Year of Astronomy (IYA) such as the following, available at http://www.astronomy2009.org, 100 Hours of Astronomy available at http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org and Dark Skies ...
Mandy Taha, Joseph R. Kraus
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