An introduction to Bayesian inference in gravitational-wave astronomy: Parameter estimation, model selection, and hierarchical models [PDF]
Publications Astronomical Society of Australia, 2018 This is an introduction to Bayesian inference with a focus on hierarchical models and hyper-parameters. We write primarily for an audience of Bayesian novices, but we hope to provide useful insights for seasoned veterans as well.
E. Thrane, C. Talbot
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Reversals of War: Alcuin and Charlemagne's Retrograde Thoughts on Retrograde Motion
Interfaces: A Journal of Medieval European Literatures, 2021 The apparent retrograde motion of the planets was a puzzle for astronomers from the ancient world to the final establishment of heliocentric cosmology in the early modern period, but enjoyed an especially rich discussion in the Carolingian Renaissance ...
Tom McLeish, Mary Garrison
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TeV Particle Astrophysics II: Summary comments [PDF]
, 2006 A unifying theme of this conference was the use of different approaches to understand astrophysical sources of energetic particles in the TeV range and above.
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The peculiar fate of human reason. Reflections on Kant’s concept of astronomy [PDF]
SHS Web of Conferences, 2023 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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, 2009 For submillimeter astronomy, particularly at 200m, the ARENA working group has proposed a 25 m telescope at the For submillimeter astronomy, particularly at 200µm, the ARENA working group has proposed a 25 m telescope at the Concordia station on Dome C ...
Chamberlin +14 more
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OPTICON: EC Optical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy [PDF]
, 2001 OPTICON, the ICN Optical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy, brings together for the first time the operators of all Europe's medium to large optical-infrared telescopes, the largest corresponding data archives, and several user representatives.
Gilmore, Gerard
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The carbon footprint of large astronomy meetings [PDF]
Nature Astronomy, 2020 The annual meeting of the European Astronomical Society took place in Lyon, France, in 2019, but in 2020 it was held online only due the COVID-19 pandemic.
L. Burtscher +7 more
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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]
نگره, 2022 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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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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Lexicon Philosophicum, 2021 This is the first of a series of notes on the technical lexicon of Greek astronomy. Between the 5th and 4th centuries BC, in Greece, the study of the sky becomes an autonomous discipline, whose concepts and practices favour the formation of a specific ...
Luca Simeoni
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