New insights from recent studies in historical astronomy : following in the footsteps of F. Richard Stephenson : a meeting to honor F. Richard Stephenson on his 70th birthday /: following in the footsteps of F. Richard Stephenson : a meeting to honor F. Richard Stephenson on his 70th birthday. ([2014])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- New insights from recent studies in historical astronomy : following in the footsteps of F. Richard Stephenson : a meeting to honor F. Richard Stephenson on his 70th birthday /: following in the footsteps of F. Richard Stephenson : a meeting to honor F. Richard Stephenson on his 70th birthday. ([2014])
- Main Title:
- New insights from recent studies in historical astronomy : following in the footsteps of F. Richard Stephenson : a meeting to honor F. Richard Stephenson on his 70th birthday
- Further Information:
- Note: Edited by Wayne Orchiston, David A. Green, Richard Strom.
- Editors:
- Orchiston, D. Wayne
Green, David A, 1959-
Strom, Richard - Other Names:
- Stephenson, F. Richard (Francis Richard) 1941- honouree.
- Contents:
- Foreword.- Participants.- The Authors.- Conference Program.- Conference Photograph.- Part I: Applied Historical Astronomy.- The Length of the Day: Richard Stephenson's Contribution.- Determination of ΔT and Lunar Tidal Acceleration from Ancient Eclipses and Occultations.- The Legendary Fourth-Century Total Solar Eclipse in Georgia: Fact or Fantasy.- The Eclipse of Theon and Earth's Rotation.- A Homage to Richard Stephenson: French Observations of the Sun at the Time of the 'Sun King'.- Evidence for Recurrent Auroral Activity in the Twelfth and Seventeenth Centuries.- Historical Supernova Explosions in our Galaxy and their Remnants.- Part II: Islamic and Oriental Astronomy.- Historical Astronomy of the Caucasus: Sources from Georgia and Armenia.- Annular Eclipses and Considerations about Solar and Lunar Angular Diameters in Medieval Astronomy.- The Investigation of Stars, Star Clusters and Nebulae in Άbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī's Book of the Fixed Stars.- Άbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī's 3-Step Magnitude System.- A Thorough Collation of Astronomical Records in the Twenty-five Histories of China.- Some Statistical Aspects of Historical Chinese Astronomical Records.- Part III: Amateur Astronomy.- The Clash between William Herschel and the Great German 'Amateur' Astronomer Johann Schroeter.- Henry Beighton's Eclipse Chart.- Portuguese Amateur Astronomy (1850-1910).- The Amateur-Turned-Professional Syndrome: Two Australian Case Studies.- Index.
- Publisher Details:
- Cham : Springer
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Copyright Date:
- 2015
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (xxx, 350 pages), illustrations (some color)
- Subjects:
- 520.9
Physics
Astronomy -- History -- Congresses
Astrology, Oriental -- History -- Congresses
Islamic astronomy -- History -- Congresses
Amateur astronomy -- History -- Congresses
SCIENCE -- Astronomy
Amateur astronomy
Astrology, Oriental
Astronomy
Islamic astronomy
Science -- History
Science -- Physics
History of science
Astronomy
History
Theoretical & mathematical astronomy
Electronic books
Conference papers and proceedings
History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9783319076140
3319076140 - Related ISBNs:
- 9783319076133
3319076132 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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