Rare astronomical sights and sounds. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jonathan Powell.
• Authors: Powell, Jonathan
• Contents: Intro; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction: From the Past, into the Present, and onto the Future; Everyday Life; Universal Timepiece; Chapter 2: The Many Wonders of the Cosmos; Let's See What's Out There!; Our Place in the Universe: Time; The Beginning?; The Thirst for Knowledge Begins; Rocks That Preserve Our Past; Life Itself; Timeline: Human Evolution; Chapter 3: Archaeoastronomy Part I; Ancient Egypt; Ancient India; Rig-Veda; Sama-Veda; Yajur-Veda; Atharva-Veda; The Progression of Indian Astronomy; Mesopotamia; Arab and Islamic Early Astronomy; Ancient Chinese Astronomy Chapter 4: Archaeoastronomy Part IINeolithic Astronomy in Britain and Western Europe; Ancient Astronomy of the North American Indians; The Anasazi; Pueblo Indians; Pawnee Indians; Chumash Indians; The Big Horn Medicine Wheel, Wyoming; The Majorville Medicine Wheel; Moose Mountain Medicine Wheel; The Incas; Maya Astronomy; Aztec Astronomy; The Five Sun Cycles; Looking Forward; Chapter 5: Observation and Equipment; The Astronomer's Companion; The Telescope: Early Days; Binoculars in Astronomy; Binoculars: Types; Binoculars: Size and Power; Binoculars: Field of View; Binoculars: Eye Relief The Telescope in AstronomyAperture; Refractor; Advantages; Disadvantages; Reflectors; Advantages; Disadvantages; Cassegrain Telescopes; Advantages; Disadvantages; Focal Length; Mount; Capturing the Rarities of Space; Chapter 6: The More Obscure Sights; Mercury: Rare Transits; Venus: Even Rarer Transits; Sunspots; Largest Sunspots; Sunspot Observation; Eclipses; Lunar X; Leonids; Halley's Comet; Planetary Alignment; Thunderclouds on Saturn; Chapter 7: The Time, the Place; When and Where; Globetrotting Astronomy; The Northern Lights: Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden The Southern Lights: Antarctica, Argentina, and Remote IslandsGermany; Australia; Ireland; France; United Kingdom; Chile; Namibia; New Zealand; United States of America; Canada; New Mexico; The Future Time and Place; Chapter 8: Atmospheric Factors and Features; Envelope of Protection; Life Without Oxygen?; Atmospheric Constituents; The Sun in Space; The Sun Seen Through Our Atmosphere; Halos; Sundogs; Sun Pillars; Parhelic Circle; Fire Rainbow; Mirages; Green Flash; The Belt of Venus; The Moon; Moon Illusion; Earthshine; Blue Moon and Red Moon; Moonbow; Daytime Observation of Planets Other Atmospheric PhenomenaUnexplained Atmospheric Rarities; Ball Lightning; Earthquake Lights; Chapter 9: The Noisy Universe; Human-Made Sounds; Noises from the Natural World; Pulsars and Quasars; Telescope Contributions and Discoveries; Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope; Ground-Based Radio Telescopes; FAST Radio Telescope; Green Bank Telescope; Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope; Parkes Radio Telescope; Jodrell Bank; Very Large Array; Amateur Observations; Frequencies; Objectives; Interpreting Sound; Chapter 10: Theoretical Part I; Continuing to Question; Supernovae: Creators of Black Holes
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 520; Popular works; Astronomy -- Popular works; Astronomy -- Observations; Radio astronomy; Archaeoastronomy; PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology; Archaeoastronomy; Astronomy; Radio astronomy; Science -- Astronomy; Science -- Astrophysics & Space Science; Astronomy, space & time; Astronautics; Astronomy; Astrophysics; Popular astronomy & space; Universe; Universe; Electronic books; Observations; Popular works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319977010; 3319977016
• Related ISBNs: 9783319977003
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 24, 2018).
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