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
• 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.; Note: Print version record.
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