The Growth and Development of Astronomy and Astrophysics in India and the Asia-Pacific Region : ICOA-9, Pune, India, 15-18 November 2016 / edited by Wayne Orchiston, Aniket Sule, Mayank Vahia.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Orchiston, D. Wayne, editor.

Sule, Aniket, editor.

Vahia, Mayank, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Physics and Astronomy (Springer-11651)

Astrophysics and space science proceedings 1570-6591 ; 54.

Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, 1570-6591 ; 54

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy.

Astrophysics.

Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

Popular Science in Astronomy.

Local Subjects:

Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

Popular Science in Astronomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (LX, 527 pages) : 298 illustrations, 211 illustrations in color.

Edition:

First edition 2019.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.

System Details:

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Summary:

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.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Astronomical Instruments and Observatories

Chapter 2. Observational Astronomy

Chapter 3. Eclipses, Transits and Occultants

Chapter 4. Mathematical Astronomy, Calendrical Astronomy and Dating

Chapter 5. The Emergence of Astrophysics and Radio Astronomy in Asia

Chapter 6. Middle Eastern Astronomy

Chapter 7. Asian Ethnoastronomy and Archeoastronomy.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-981-13-3645-4

9789811336454

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