Overview
- Discusses the study of astronomy in different cultures, applied historical astronomy and history of multi-wavelength astronomy
- Gathers historical records and observations of astronomers, astronomical events, instruments and maps
- Presents the history of multi-wavelength astronomy and genesis of the recent research
- Contains recent research by some of the world's foremost historians of astronomy
Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings (ASSSP, volume 54)
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About this book
This book discusses the study of astronomy in different cultures, applied historical astronomy and history of multi-wavelength astronomy, and the genesis of recent research. It contains peer-reviewed papers gathered from the International Conference on Oriental Astronomy 9 (ICOA-9) held at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, India. It covers the areas like megalithic and other prehistoric astronomy, astronomical records in ancient texts, astronomical myths and architecture, astronomical themes in numismatics and rock art, ancient astronomers and their instruments, star maps and star catalogues, historical records and observations of astronomical events, calendars, calendrical science and chronology, the relation between astronomy and mathematics, and maritime astronomy. This book will be a valuable complement to a future generation of students and researchers who develop an interest in the field of Asian and circum-Pacific history of astronomy.
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Table of contents (30 papers)
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Astronomical Instruments and Observatories
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Observational Astronomy
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Eclipses, Transits and Occultations
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Mathematical Astronomy, Calendrical Astronomy and Dating
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Growth and Development of Astronomy and Astrophysics in India and the Asia-Pacific Region
Book Subtitle: ICOA-9, Pune, India, 15-18 November 2016
Editors: Wayne Orchiston, Aniket Sule, Mayank Vahia
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3645-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Hindustan Book Agency 2018 and Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-3644-7Published: 29 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-3645-4Published: 28 June 2019
Series ISSN: 1570-6591
Series E-ISSN: 1570-6605
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: LX, 527
Number of Illustrations: 87 b/w illustrations, 211 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Popular Science in Astronomy