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History of Astronomy

Books on: astronomy history

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The Story of Astronomy

Book by Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver; Perseus Publishing, 1995

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Astronomy--History

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...that all the other sciences grew out of astronomy and are still influenced by it. A history of astronomy, to be complete, should trace these...relationships to some extent, but the story of astronomy is not subject to these constraints...
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Astronomy through the Ages: The Story of the Human Attempt to Understand the Universe

Book by Robert Wilson; Taylor & Francis, 1997

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Astronomy--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...influenced the development of astronomy in Mesopotamia and Egypt...although its effect on Greek astronomy was minimal. In all the...the development of world history. In the earliest Mesopotamian...greatest periods in Jewish history when Israel was a
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Makers of Astronomy

Book by Hector MacPherson; Clarendon Press, 1933

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Astronomers, Astronomy--History

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astronomy two impressions have been borne in upon us. The history of astronomy is the story of the growing insignificance of the...the gloom, the glory. But if the progress of astronomy has diminished the importance of mans dwelling...
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The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction

Book by Michael Hoskin; Oxford University Press, 2003

Collections: History, Entire Library

...The Cambridge Illustrated History of Astronomy hereafter CIHA ; Cambridge...Cambridge Concise History of Astronomy CCHA ; Cambridge, 1999 . The...in Christopher Walker ed. , Astronomy Before the Telescope ABT ; London...
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Popular Astronomy: Being the New Descriptive Astronomy

Book by Joel Dorman Steele; American Book Company, 1899

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Astronomy

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...215 , 243 , 274 . Argo, 249 , 341 . A ri-es, 234 , 341 . Asteroids, or Small Planets, 161 . Astrology, 21 . Astronomy, history of, 15 . of the invisible, 251 . poetry of, 11 . study of, 11 . Au-ri ga, 235 . Az i-muth, 35 . Bailys...

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Writing the History of Arabic Astronomy: Problems and Differing Perspectives

Journal article by George Saliba; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 116, 1996

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Astronomy--Bibliography, Din al-Tusi, Nasir--Works, Ragep, F.J.--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Sulaiman, Abbas--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Writing the history of Arabic astronomy: problems and differing perspectives...Spheres," Journal for the History of Astronomy 25 (1994): 115-41. 2 F...Khafri," Journal for the History of Astronomy 25 (1994): 15-38. 13 All...
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Planetary Diagrams for Roman Astronomy in Medieval Europe, Ca. 800-1500

Journal article by Bruce Eastwood, Gerd Braßhoff; Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 94, 2004

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Astronomy, Europe, European history, Middle Ages, Research & development--R&D, Teaching

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Astronomy," Journal for the History of Astronomy, 32 (2001), 281-324...Capella," Journal for the History of Astronomy, 31 (2000), 1-28, esp...Sacrobosco," Journal for the History of Astronomy, 16 (1985), 175-221...
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American Astronomy: Community, Careers, and Power, 1859-1940

Journal article by Thomas R. Williams; Journal of Social History, Vol. 32, 1999

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Books--Reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...discipline. American astronomy was also sheltered from...contribution to the history of science, but there...womanpower to the old astronomy, but Lankford chose...although the early career histories for each individual...contributions in American Astronomy is his use of institutional...
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An Internet-Based Introductory College Astronomy Course with Real-Time Telescopic Observing

Journal article by David G. Iadevaia; T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education), Vol. 26, 1999

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Astronomy--Study and teaching, Educational software--Design and construction, Educational technology--Case studies, Internet--Usage

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...The CD-ROM contains a basic astronomy textbook that I have written...One: Introduction includes the history of astronomy, those people who made an impact...an award winning professor of astronomy and physics at Pima College in...
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Jose Luis Mancha: Studies in Medieval Astronomy and Optics

Journal article by Muzaffar Iqbal; Islam & Science, Vol. 6, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, Studies in Medieval Astronomy and Optics (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...under the first heading, "Astronomy and Optics"; five under the second, "The Astronomy of Levi Ben Gerson...under the third, "Arabic Astronomy in Western Texts". Manchas...the specific aspects of history of science addressed in...

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Magazine Articles on: astronomy history

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Bad Astronomy

Magazine article by Robert Anderson; Natural History, Vol. 110, July 2001

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Astronomy, False information, Plait, Philip, Web sites

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Bad Astronomy by Robert Anderson Its a sobering experience...that are "the heart and soul of Bad Astronomy." One of his favorites to debunk is...accuracy, Plait also takes on the bad astronomy spread by the movies and television...
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Virtual Astronomy: the Universe on the Internet

Magazine article by Larry Krumenaker; Online, Vol. 25, September 2001

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Astronomy, Electronic publishing, Manycompanies, Online data bases, Searches, United States, Virtual reality

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...Technology. Georgia Tech has no history of having an astronomer on staff, let alone an astronomy department or an astronomy library; but Sowell still keeps...The most important periodicals of astronomy include Astrophysical Journal...
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The Bible and Astronomy

Magazine article by Hector Avalos; Free Inquiry, Vol. 18, Fall 1998

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Astronomy--Religious aspects, Bible (Sacred text)--Astronomy, Religion and science--Analysis, Religion and science--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...would argue that, for modern astronomy to be born, biblical cosmology...Genesis 1:16, whereas modern astronomy has established that stars...to Steven Hawkings A Brief History of Time, Carl Sagan observed...modern astronomers to harmonize astronomy and the Bible. A PRIMER IN...
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Mali: The Wonders of Dogon Astronomy

Magazine article by Paliani Gomani Chinguwo; New African, April 2008

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Astronomy, Medieval--Appreciation, Astronomy, Medieval--Research, Cultural studies--Social aspects, Dogon (African people)--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Dogon (African people)--Social aspects, Dogons (African people)--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Dogons (African people)--Social aspects, Mali--Social aspects, Medieval astronomy--Appreciation, Medieval astronomy--Research

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...a complex knowledge of astronomy which bewilders scientists...Surprisingly too, modern astronomy projections are identical...America who came to discuss astronomy with their priests. This...indelible mark on science and history at large.
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A Transit of Venus

Magazine article by Eli Maor; Natural History, Vol. 113, June 2004

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Astronomy, History, Venus

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Only five times in recorded history has this event been witnessed...the strangest episodes in the history of astronomy. His prediction that Venus would...early passion for mathematics and astronomy. He attended the University of...

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Newspaper Articles on: astronomy history

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Search for the Stars; Check out Some Space Rock and Study the Stars through the Ages in a Family Astronomy Festival at the National Museum in Cardiff. Alison Young Reports

Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), March 26, 2011

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...through the Ages in a Family Astronomy Festival at the National...around St Fagans National History Museum from 2pm to 3pm...three talks charting the history of astronomy: * 11am: Pre-telescopic astronomy by Professor Clive Ruggles...
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From Farm Boy to Cosmologist; A Farm Boy Changed Astronomy When He Observed the Transit of Venus, Which Occurs Again Tomorrow. Peter Elson Reports on an Event Which Won't Happen Again until 2247

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), June 7, 2004

Subjects:

Horrocks, Jeremiah

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Boy to Cosmologist; A Farm Boy Changed Astronomy When He Observed the Transit of Venus...short life,he changed the course of astronomy and created the foundations on which...Salford),became the first people in history to see Venus appearing as a black disc...
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The Unpalatable Truth about Oasis; They Kept Their Room Tidy, Went to Mass with Mum - and Noel Loved Astronomy

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 16, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Kept Their Room Tidy, Went to Mass with Mum - and Noel Loved Astronomy. Byline: DAVID JONES;ANGELA MOLLARD NEXT Saturday is Liam...This began as an aspirin, but, embellished as the bands history has become, it is now said to have been a tranquilliser...
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My Rome Was Built in a Daze; Scoots Star Kevin McKidd Reveals His Panic as He Filmed the BBC's Savage and Controversial History of the Roman Empire

Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), October 19, 2005

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Astronomy

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...Panic as He Filmed the BBCs Savage and Controversial History of the Roman Empire. Byline: By Paul English IN...more attention has been paid to the street level history in Rome - the history of the plebs. "There was a civil war at the time...
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Culture: Light Hearted; A Host of Colourful Characters Are Shedding Light on Local History. Barbara Hodgson Finds out More

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), August 21, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Characters Are Shedding Light on Local History. Barbara Hodgson Finds out More...natural experimental philosophy, astronomy, natural history and other occult sciences...his play by a Lit Phil local history book in which Dr Katterfelto...

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Astronomy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Bibliography See A. Berry, Short History of Astronomy (1961); J. L. Dreyer, History of Astronomy from Thales to Kepler (2d ed. 1953...ed. The International Encyclopedia of Astronomy (1987); S. Maran, ed., The Astronomy...
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Uranus , in Astronomy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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URANUS , in astronomy yoora n s, yoor , in astronomy, 7th planet from the sun, at a mean distance of 1.78...apart and then reassembled after a collision in its early history. In 1977, during an occultation by Uranus of a star...
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Vesta , in Astronomy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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VESTA , in astronomy ves t , in astronomy, fourth asteroid to be discovered. It was found in 1807 by...originated from the breakup of a large parent body early in the history of the solar system. These hypotheses were made more credible...
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Mercury , in Astronomy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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MERCURY , in astronomy in astronomy, nearest planet to the sun, at a mean distance of 36 million...heavy bombardment by small asteroids early in the solar systems history. The Messenger space probe also found evidence of volcanism...
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Earth , in Geology and Astronomy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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EARTH , in geology and astronomy in geology and astronomy, 3rd planet of the solar system and the 5th largest...sun. Bibliography See R. F. Flint, The Earth and Its History (1973); H. Jeffreys, The Earth (6th ed. 1976...

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