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Thinking of Melastomataceae: Revisiting Humboldt and Bonpland's Monographie des Melastomacées (1806–1823) from a historical perspective

open access: yesTAXON, Volume 75, Issue 3, June 2026.
Abstract During their voyage to the Americas (1799–1804), Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland described and collected American flora, fauna, minerals and other objects. After returning to Europe, they published several works, including Monographie des Melastomacées, initiated by Bonpland to classify this complex botanical family.
Marina Ramos de Azevedo   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Astronomy Education in France

AIP Conference Proceedings, 2008
After asking why there are less students in science and how the situation could be improved, a description of Astronomy Education in France at different levels will be given.
Vasile Mioc, Nedelia A Popescu
exaly   +2 more sources

Astronomy Education

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Physics, 1973
This note reports on a conference on the teaching of astronomy and on a new organization to provide a focus for the many nonastronomers who teach ...
Darrel Hoff, Donat G. Wentzel
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Astronomy education in retreat

Nature Astronomy, 2017
A K H Kong, Kong Albert K H
exaly   +2 more sources

Moments of astronomy education in Bucharest

open access: yesAIP Conference Proceedings, 2008
Selection from past astronomy education, activities, textbooks and curricula will be presented. Didactic aspects and comparison with physics education will be exemplified.
Vasile Mioc, Nedelia A Popescu
exaly   +2 more sources

Astronomy and education

2023
The Astronomy and Education project offers students the opportunity to participate in activities related to teaching and dissemination in Astronomy. Among the objectives presented in this perspective are: consolidate and expand scientific knowledge in the Guarapuava community; contribute to the improvement of the student's scientific learning ...
Pedro Arthur de Lorenzo Petry   +3 more
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An Education in Astronomy

Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2005
▪ Abstract  The scientific career of Riccardo Giacconi is summarized from an autobiographical point of view. The narrative moves from the discovery of Sco X-1, to the observations with Uhuru, Skylab, Einstein, Rosat, and the Chandra Observatory. His direction of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) and of the European Southern Observatory are
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Astronomy education and culture

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2019
AbstractThe 2020 pandemics has brought about a revolution in education, thanks to the pervasiveness of online teaching. Contents, methods and techniques can now be rapidly shared across the globe. On the downside, a number of disciplines have been neglected or dropped altogether.
Magda Stavinschi   +1 more
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Astronomy for Educators

2019
Astronomy for Educators provides new and accomplished K-12 instructors with concepts and projects for low-cost, high-impact STEM classroom instruction that is built around the National Academies National Research Council's K-12 Framework for Science Education.
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Astronomy Education in Hungary

International Astronomical Union Colloquium, 1990
Our educational system, like that of any other country, has grown up to meet the needs of the environment in which it developed. Perhaps its most distinctive feature is its emphasis on education of the masses rather than on education of the intellectuals.The philosophy of the Hungarian educational system is that a democracy depends upon a well-informed
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