Highlighting the History of Astronomy in the Asia-Pacific Region
Proceedings of the ICOA-6 Conference
With just 400 pages, this title provides readers with the results of recent research from some of the world's leading historians of astronomy on aspects of Arabic, Australian, Chinese, Japanese, and North and South American astronomy and astrophysics. Of particular note are the sections on Arabic astronomy, Asian applied astronomy and the history of Australian radio astronomy, and the chapter on Peruvian astronomy. This title is of particular appeal to those with research interests in applied historical astronomy; archaeoastronomy; calendars, manuscripts, and star charts; historical instruments and observatories, and the history of radio astronomy.
| ISBN: | 9781493941056 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 660 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Herausgeber: | Nakamura, Tsuko Orchiston, Wayne Strom, Richard G. |
| Verlag: | Springer US |
| Veröffentlicht: | 23.08.2016 |
| Untertitel: | Proceedings of the ICOA-6 Conference |
| Schlagworte: | Asian astronomy Australian astronomy History of astronomy Radio astronomy Star charts |
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