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Kogure, Tomokazu |
The History of Modern Astronomy in Japan |
I11640 |
2021 |
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O'Sullivan, John |
Japanese Missions to the International Space Station |
I08577 |
2019 |
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| Title | The History of Modern Astronomy in Japan |
| Author(s) | Kogure, Tomokazu |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2021. |
| Description | XVI, 295 p. 175 illus., 34 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book considers the history of modern astronomy and astrophysics in Japan by comparing with the development of astrophysics in western countries. Astrophysics essentially arose in three separate fields: astronomical spectroscopy, stellar structure, and survey of celestial objects. This book introduces readers to the state of astronomy back to the Tokugawa era (18th ??? 19th centuries), when the chief task of astronomers was limited to the calendar making. With the so-called Meiji revolution (1868), the situation drastically changed. The Meiji Government promoted the modernization of Japan by hiring numbers of foreign instructors in political, social, and cultural affairs, including Construction of Observatory and University. Then the foreign studies of Japanese researchers lasted for many years. After the Second World War, Japan experienced great social and economical growth allowing the constructions of large optical, radio, and space instruments. With this background astrophysics progressed and eventually flourished. The book ends by highlighting Japanese contributions to international collaboration up to the early 21st century. Readers of this book will understand how astrophysics has grown into one of the major sciences in Japan, and how the works of individual astronomers are contributing to the global advancement of knowledge of the universe |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030570613 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. History of Japan
6. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
7. Japan???History
8. Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy
9. Physics???Philosophy
10. Science???History
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| Item Type | eBook |
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| Title | Japanese Missions to the International Space Station : Hope from the East |
| Author(s) | O'Sullivan, John |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2019. |
| Description | XXIV, 311 p. 149 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Japan has a rich history of human spaceflight, flying in space with both NASA and the Soviet/Russian space agencies over the years. This book tells the story of the JAXA astronauts who have visited the International Space Station and how they have lived on board, helped construct the space laboratory and performed valuable scientific experiments. JAXA has contributed the largest single module to the ISS: the Kib?? (Hope) science laboratory with its Logistics Module, Exposed Facility and robot arm. JAXA supplies the station with cargo and supplies on its automated cargo spacecraft, the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), but it is the human endeavour that captures the imagination. From brief visits to six-month expeditions, from spacewalking to commanding the Earth???s only outpost in space, JAXA astronauts have played a vital role in the international project. Extensive use of colour photographs from NASA and JAXA depicting the experiments carried out and the phases of the ISS construction, together with the personal stories of the astronauts??? experiences in space, highlight the crucial part the Japanese have played in human spaceflight |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030045340 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. History of Japan
7. Japan???History
8. Popular Science in Technology
9. SPACE SCIENCES
10. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
11. TECHNOLOGY
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