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Astronomy and observation in Plato's Republic

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 1996
The major part of the article is polemical concerned with repudiating views of earlier interpreters (Vlastos et al.) of methodological and ontological statements in Plato's Republic. His approach to geometry is compared to that to astronomy. The concluding part draws parallels between Republic and Timaeus. The reliance of Plato on Egyptian astronomy is
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Ultraviolet Astronomy: Observational Aspects

1967
The several disciplines which are incorporated under the heading ‘space research’ can be placed into the two broad categories of geophysics and astronomy. No hard and fast demarcation can be drawn and a considerable region of overlap exists, including, for example, the moon and planets.
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Data in Observational Astronomy

2023
Pauline Barmby, Samantha Wong
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Simultaneous observation techniques in astronomy

Endeavour, 1985
Abstract Modern optics and electronics have now reached the stage where various techniques can be adopted to carry out combined and simultaneous astronomical observations of the same objects in order to understand their nature. This requires not only an administrative but also a technical coordination, e.g.
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Astronomy by Observation

2023
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The satellite threat to observational astronomy

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Abstract This paper will focus on the satellite threat to observational astronomy. As a member of the Satellite Constellation Working Group: Observatories Subgroup a recommendation was drafted for the Dark and Quiet Skies 2 Report, which shall be discussed.
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Observational Techniques in Infrared Astronomy

1978
Infrared photons from celestial sources are very hard to detect because of the surrounding radiation emitted, by virtue of Planck’s law, by everything which has a temperature different from absolute zero. The infrared astronomer is usually contending with an average radiance of everything (the instrument, the detector, the sky, the telescope itself ...
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Star Mentor: Hands-On Projects and Lessons in Observational Astronomy for Beginners

AstroFAQs: Questions Amateur Astronomers Frequently Ask / Stephen Tonkin, 2022
Daniel E Barth
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Observational Neutrino Astronomy

Observational Neutrino Astronomy, 1988
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Theory and Observation in Medieval Astronomy

Isis, 1972
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