Determining Pre-Service Teachers’ Astronomy-Related Self-Efficacy Belief Levels
This study aims to reveal the astronomy-related self-efficacy beliefs of pre-service teachers studying science education, primary school education, and social studies education programmes.
Ebru Ezberci Cevik, Oktay Bektaş
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Herschel Space Observatory - An ESA facility for far-infrared and submillimetre astronomy [PDF]
Herschel was launched on 14 May 2009, and is now an operational ESA space observatory o ering unprecedented observational capabilities in the far-infrared and submillimetre spectral range 55 671 m.
G. Pilbratt+10 more
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Gravitational-wave physics and astronomy in the 2020s and 2030s
The 100 years since the publication of Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity saw significant development of the understanding of the theory, the identification of potential astrophysical sources of sufficiently strong gravitational waves and ...
M. Bailes+33 more
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THE ROLE OF ASTRONOMY IN ROMANIAN EDUCATION [PDF]
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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Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy [PDF]
Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the First Edition. Introduction and Historical Review. Introductory Theory of Interferometry and Synthesis Imaging. Analysis of the Interferometer Response. Geometric Relationships and Polarimetry.
Jacob Baars
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Bilby: A User-friendly Bayesian Inference Library for Gravitational-wave Astronomy [PDF]
Bayesian parameter estimation is fast becoming the language of gravitational-wave astronomy. It is the method by which gravitational-wave data is used to infer the sources’ astrophysical properties. We introduce a user-friendly Bayesian inference library
G. Ashton+20 more
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Development and validation of an astronomy self-efficacy instrument for understanding and doing
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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Since 1960, when the first hydrogen frequency standard, the microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (maser), was developed in the laboratory of Norman Ramsey at Harvard University, the performance of its frequency stability and ...
Jiayu Dai+5 more
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The peculiar fate of human reason. Reflections on Kant’s concept of astronomy [PDF]
The question whether and how Kant can introduce a concept of reason which is compatible with his critical claims of enlightenment is a perennial challenge.
Meer Rudolf
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Formal Comparative Study of Cosmos Paintings in Qazvini's "Ajā'ib al-Makhlūqāt wa Gharā'ib al-Mawjūdāt" and "Al-Tafhim li Awa'il Sana'at al-Tanjim" Arabic Version (1280 AD), Persian Version (1500-1599 AD), Arabic Version (1750-1770 AD) [PDF]
The strange wonderful themes and contents of this world have been discussed in different periods. In addition to their authorship by scholars, the writing of these manuscripts has also been considered.
Zahra Masoudi Amin
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