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COMMISSION 41: HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY [PDF]
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2005 Commission 41 of the International Astronomical Union deals with all aspects of astronomical history and heritage from ancient sky knowledge to developments in modern astronomy that have occurred within living memory. It encourages and supports research in the history of astronomy and related fields such as archaeoastronomy and is also concerned with ...
Il-Seong, N. +9 more
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History of Astronomy in Australia: Big-Impact Astronomy from World War II until the Lunar Landing (1945–1969) [PDF]
Galaxies, 2021 Radio astronomy commenced in earnest after World War II, with Australia keenly engaged through the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. At this juncture, Australia’s Commonwealth Solar Observatory expanded its portfolio from primarily studying
Alister W. Graham +4 more
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The sky as ‘unavailable being’ and the fall: existential paradigms of Hans Blumenberg’s history of astronomy [PDF]
Logos, 2012 A main area of Hans Blumenberg’s works, the history of science, has received little attention, in particular Blumenberg’s history of astronomy. Since 1955 Blumenberg [1920-1996] had undertaken a research on Copernican astronomy, and published many papers
Alberto Fragio
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41. History of Astronomy [PDF]
Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, 1979 The composition of this commission reflects the wide appeal of science history studies and the need for interdisciplinary approach, especially in the studies of ancient and medieval astronomy, where combined scientific, philological and historical competence are necessary conditions.
Jerzy Dobrzycki
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Modern Astronomy in Ottoman Madrasa Circles in the First Half of the 19th Century [PDF]
Nazariyat: Journal for the History of Islamic Philosophy and Sciences, 2021 The use of telescopes for scientific purposes has significantly changed our knowledge of the structure of the Solar System. By the mid-19th century, two new planets, a dozen asteroids, and dozens of satellites had been added to the five planets known ...
Orhan Güneş
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Professor of Astronomy of Saratov State University Joseph Fedorovich Polak (1881–1954) [PDF]
Известия Саратовского университета. Новая серия: Физика, 2020 For the first time, the article provides a systematic biography of the professor of Moscow and Saratov Universities, Joseph F. Polak (1881–1954), an astronomer and teacher, the author of many textbooks and popular science publications on astronomy.
Anikin, Valery Mikhailovich
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Life and activities of Nenad Dj. Janković (1911-1997) [PDF]
Serbian Astronomical Journal, 1998 The life and scientific, professional and other activities of Nenad Dj. Janković (1911-1997), who worked on the history of astronomy, ethno astronomical research, popularization of astronomy and the development of amateur astronomy in Serbia ...
Dimitrijević M.S.
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A tale of reviews in two history of science journals
Studia Historiae Scientiarum, 2021 This paper examines the role of book reviews in the discipline of the history of science by comparing their appearance in two periodicals, Isis, the flagship journal of the discipline that was founded in 1913, and the Journal for the History of ...
Richard L. Kremer, Ad Maas
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The 1919 measurement of the deflection of light [PDF]
, 2014 The measurement of the deflection of starlight during a total solar eclipse on May 29, 1919 was the first verification of general relativity by an external team of scientists, brought Einstein and his theory to the attention of the general public, and ...
Will, Clifford M.
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Scintillator gamma-ray detectors with silicon photomultiplier readouts for high-energy astronomy [PDF]
, 2013 Space-based gamma-ray detectors for high-energy astronomy face strict constraints of mass, volume, and power, and must endure harsh operating environments. Scintillator materials have a long history of successful operation under these conditions, and new
Bancroft, Chris +5 more
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