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Lin, Jian-Liang |
Decoding the Mechanisms of Antikythera Astronomical Device |
I10084 |
2016 |
eBook |
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Kenna, Ralph |
Maths Meets Myths: Quantitative Approaches to Ancient Narratives |
I10033 |
2017 |
eBook |
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| 33 |
Baars, Jacob W.M |
Radio Telescope Reflectors |
I09994 |
2018 |
eBook |
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| 34 |
Bernardi, Gabriella |
Giovanni Domenico Cassini |
I09979 |
2017 |
eBook |
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| 35 |
Wynn-Williams, Gareth |
Surveying the Skies |
I09941 |
2016 |
eBook |
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| 36 |
Kragh, Helge |
From Transuranic to Superheavy Elements |
I09913 |
2018 |
eBook |
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| 37 |
Frater, R.H |
Four Pillars of Radio Astronomy: Mills, Christiansen, Wild, Bracewell |
I09893 |
2017 |
eBook |
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| 38 |
Kronk, Gary W |
Lewis Swift |
I09889 |
2017 |
eBook |
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| 39 |
Nakamura, Tsuko |
The Emergence of Astrophysics in Asia |
I09886 |
2017 |
eBook |
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Arias, Elisa Felicitas |
The Science of Time 2016 |
I09884 |
2017 |
eBook |
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| Title | Decoding the Mechanisms of Antikythera Astronomical Device |
| Author(s) | Lin, Jian-Liang;Yan, Hong-Sen |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016. |
| Description | X, 281 p. 172 illus., 141 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book presents a systematic design methodology for decoding the interior structure of the Antikythera mechanism, an astronomical device from ancient Greece. The historical background, surviving evidence and reconstructions of the mechanism are introduced, and the historical development of astronomical achievements and various astronomical instruments are investigated. Pursuing an approach based on the conceptual design of modern mechanisms and bearing in mind the standards of science and technology at the time, all feasible designs of the six lost/incomplete/unclear subsystems are synthesized as illustrated examples, and 48 feasible designs of the complete interior structure are presented. This approach provides not only a logical tool for applying modern mechanical engineering knowledge to the reconstruction of the Antikythera mechanism, but also an innovative research direction for identifying the original structures of the mechanism in the future. In short, the book offers valuable new insights for all readers who are interested in the Antikythera mechanism |
| ISBN,Price | 9783662484470 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. HISTORY
4. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
5. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
6. Machinery
7. Machinery and Machine Elements
8. PHYSICS
9. SCIENCE EDUCATION
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| Title | Maths Meets Myths: Quantitative Approaches to Ancient Narratives |
| Author(s) | Kenna, Ralph;MacCarron, M??ir??n;MacCarron, P??draig |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | X, 228 p. 64 illus., 47 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | With an emphasis on exploring measurable aspects of ancient narratives, Maths Meets Myths sets out to investigate age-old material with new techniques. This book collects, for the first time, novel quantitative approaches to studying sources from the past, such as chronicles, epics, folktales, and myths. It contributes significantly to recent efforts in bringing together natural scientists and humanities scholars in investigations aimed at achieving greater understanding of our cultural inheritance. Accordingly, each contribution reports on a modern quantitative approach applicable to narrative sources from the past, or describes those which would be amenable to such treatment and why they are important. This volume is a unique state-of-the-art compendium on an emerging research field which also addresses anyone with interests in quantitative approaches to humanities |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319394459 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Applications of Graph Theory and Complex Networks
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Historical linguistics
5. HISTORY
6. History, general
7. Medieval philosophy
8. Methodology of the Social Sciences
9. PHYSICS
10. SOCIAL SCIENCES
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| Title | Radio Telescope Reflectors : Historical Development of Design and Construction |
| Author(s) | Baars, Jacob W.M;K??rcher, Hans J |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | XIV, 275 p. 194 illus., 146 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book demonstrates how progress in radio astronomy is intimately linked to the development of reflector antennas of increasing size and precision. The authors describe the design and construction of major radio telescopes as those in Dwingeloo, Jodrell Bank, Parkes, Effelsberg and Green Bank since 1950 up to the present as well as millimeter wavelength telescopes as the 30m MRT of IRAM in Spain, the 50m LMT in Mexico and the ALMA submillimeter instrument. The advances in methods of structural design and coping with environmental influences (wind, temperature, gravity) as well as application of new materials are explained in a non-mathematical, descriptive and graphical way along with the story of the telescopes. Emphasis is placed on the interplay between astronomical and electromagnetic requirements and structural, mechanical and control solutions. A chapter on management aspects of large telescope projects closes the book. The authors address a readership with interest in the progress of engineering solutions applied to the development of radio telescope reflectors and ground station antennas for satellite communication and space research. The book will also be of interest to historians of science and engineering with an inclination to astronomy |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319651484 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. HISTORY
6. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
7. HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY
8. LASERS
9. MICROWAVES
10. Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering
11. Observations, Astronomical
12. OPTICAL ENGINEERING
13. Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices
14. PHOTONICS
15. Technology???History
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| Title | Giovanni Domenico Cassini : A Modern Astronomer in the 17th Century |
| Author(s) | Bernardi, Gabriella |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XI, 186 p. 45 illus., 28 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book offers a fascinating account of the life and scientific achievements of Giovanni Domenico Cassini, or Cassini I, the most famous astronomer of his time, who is remembered today especially for his observations of the rings and satellites of Saturn and his earlier construction of the great meridian line in the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna. The various stages of his life are recounted in an engaging style, from his early childhood in Perinaldo and his time at the famous Jesuit College in Genoa, to his later experiences in Bologna and Paris. The emphasis, however, is on the scientific side of his life. The book explores his impressive body of work in diverse fields while also drawing attention to the international character of his endeavors, the rigor of his research, and his outstanding management skills, which combined to make him an early embodiment of the ???European scientist.??? It was also these abilities that gained him the attention of the most powerfu l king in Europe, Louis XIV of France (the ???Sun King???), under the auspices of whom he set up the Paris Observatory in 1671. He would go on to serve as Director of the Observatory, where he would make the majority of his scientific discoveries, for the rest of his life |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319634685 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. HISTORY
7. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
8. Popular Science in Astronomy
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| Title | Surveying the Skies : How Astronomers Map the Universe |
| Author(s) | Wynn-Williams, Gareth |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | XI, 187 p. 129 illus., 89 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Since the time of Galileo, astronomy has been driven by technological innovation. With each major advance has come the opportunity and enthusiasm to survey the sky in a way that was not possible before. ??It is these surveys of discovery that are the subject of this book. In the first few chapters the author discusses what astronomers learned from visible-light surveys, first with the naked eye, then using telescopes in the seventeenth century, and photography in the nineteenth century. He then moves to the second half of the twentieth century when the skies started to be swept by radio, infrared, ultraviolet, x-ray and gamma ray telescopes, many of which had to be flown in satellites above the Earth???s atmosphere. These surveys led to the discovery of pulsars, quasars, molecular clouds, protostars, bursters, and black holes.?? He then returns to Earth to describe several currently active large-scale projects that methodically collect images, photometry and spectra that are then stored in vast publicly-accessible databases. ??Dr. Wynn-Williams also describes several recent ???microsurveys??? ??? detailed studies of small patches of sky that have led to major advances in our understanding of cosmology and exoplanets. ?? |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319285108 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
3. Astronomy???Observations
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. HISTORY
7. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
8. Observations, Astronomical
9. Popular Science in Astronomy
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| Title | From Transuranic to Superheavy Elements : A Story of Dispute and Creation |
| Author(s) | Kragh, Helge |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | VIII, 106 p. 2 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The story of superheavy elements - those at the very end of the periodic table - is not well known outside the community of heavy-ion physicists and nuclear chemists. But it is a most interesting story which deserves to be known also to historians, philosophers, and sociologists of science and indeed to the general public. This is what the present work aims at. It tells the story or rather parts of the story, of how physicists and chemists created elements heavier than uranium or searched for them in nature. And it does so with an emphasis on the frequent discovery and naming disputes concerning the synthesis of very heavy elements. Moreover, it calls attention to the criteria which scientists have adopted for what it means to have discovered a new element. In this branch of modern science it may be more appropriate to speak of creation instead of discovery. The work will be of interest to scientists as well as to scholars studying modern science from a meta-perspective |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319758138 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. CHEMISTRY - HISTORY
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Heavy ions
5. HISTORY
6. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
7. History of Chemistry
8. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
9. NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
10. NUCLEAR PHYSICS
11. Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons
12. Philosophy and science
13. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
14. PHYSICS
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| Title | Four Pillars of Radio Astronomy: Mills, Christiansen, Wild, Bracewell |
| Author(s) | Frater, R.H;Goss, W.M;Wendt, H.W |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XVII, 199 p. 145 illus., 36 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This is the story of Bernie Mills, Chris Christiansen, Paul Wild and Ron Bracewell, members of a team of radio astronomers that would lead Australia, and the world, into this new field of research. Each of the four is remembered for his remarkable work: Mills for the development the cross type instrument that now bears his name; Christiansen for the application of rotational synthesis techniques; Wild for the masterful joining of observations and theory to elicit the nature of the solar atmosphere; Bracewell for his contribution to imaging theory. As well, these Four Pillars are remembered for creating a remarkable environment for scientific discovery and for influencing the careers of future generations. Their pursuit of basic science helped pave the way for technological developments in areas ranging from Wi-Fi to sonar to medical imaging to air navigation, and for underpinning the foundations of modern cosmology and astrophysics |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319655994 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
3. Astronomy???Observations
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
7. Electronic Circuits and Devices
8. HISTORY
9. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
10. MICROWAVES
11. Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering
12. Observations, Astronomical
13. OPTICAL ENGINEERING
14. Popular Science in Astronomy
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| Title | Lewis Swift : Celebrated Comet Hunter and the People's Astronomer |
| Author(s) | Kronk, Gary W |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XVI, 428 p. 17 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This biography covers the life of Lewis Swift (1820-1913), who discovered 13 comets??and nearly 1,200 other deep sky objects. All 13 comets found by Swift now bear his name, including three periodic comets with periods of 6 years (11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR), 9 years (64P/Swift-Gehrels), and 133 years (109P/Swift-Tuttle). Swift's enthusiasm and success as an amateur astronomer helped make him famous in the United States. With the help of others, Swift was able to buy a 16-inch refractor, the third largest telescope in the United States at the time. Hulbert Harrington Warner built "Warner Observatory" to house this telescope. As a prolific writer and lecturer, Swift's stories appeared in newspapers and magazines, while his lectures showed that he was able to explain anything in a way that everyone could understand.?? When Warner went broke during the "Panic of 1893," Swift was forced to leave his home. Almost two dozen invitations arrived from around the United States asking him to bring his telescope to their city, and he eventually accepted the invitation of Californian Thaddeus Sobieski Constantin Lowe.?? This book highlights Swift's valuable contributions to astronomy before failing eyesight forced him to give up this profession. In addition to detailing Swift's life, biographical material is also provided for a number of individuals who were influenced by Swift. This includes his son, Edward, who was discovering deep sky objects as a teenager.?? |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319637211 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. HISTORY
6. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
7. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
8. Observations, Astronomical
9. PHYSICS
10. PLANETARY SCIENCE
11. PLANETARY SCIENCES
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| Title | The Emergence of Astrophysics in Asia : Opening a New Window on the Universe |
| Author(s) | Nakamura, Tsuko;Orchiston, Wayne |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XV, 878 p. 578 illus., 212 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book examines the ways in which attitudes toward astronomy in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan, Thailand and Uzbekistan have changed with the times. The emergence of astrophysics was a worldwide phenomenon during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and it gradually replaced the older-style positional astronomy, which focused on locating and measuring the movements of the planets, stars, etc.. Here you will find national overviews that are at times followed by case studies of individual notable achievements. Although the emphasis is on the developments that occurred around 1900, later pioneering efforts in Australian, Chinese, Indian and Japanese radio astronomy are also included. ??As the first book ever published on the early development of astrophysics in Asia, the authors fill a chronological and technological void. Though others have already written about earlier astronomical developments in Asia, and about the recent history of astronomy in various Asian nations, no one has examined the emergence of astrophysics, the so-called ???new astronomy??? in Asia during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. ?? |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319620824 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. HISTORY
7. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
8. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
9. PHYSICS
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| Title | The Science of Time 2016 : Time in Astronomy & Society, Past, Present and Future |
| Author(s) | Arias, Elisa Felicitas;Combrinck, Ludwig;Gabor, Pavel;Hohenkerk, Catherine;Seidelmann, P. Kenneth |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | X, 394 p. 169 illus., 136 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The uses of time in astronomy - from pointing telescopes, coordinating and processing observations, predicting ephemerides, cultures, religious practices, history, businesses, determining Earth orientation, analyzing time-series data and in many other ways - represent a broad sample of how time is used throughout human society and in space. Time and its reciprocal, frequency, is the most accurately measurable quantity and often an important path to the frontiers of science. But the future of timekeeping is changing with the development of optical frequency standards and the resulting challenges of distributing time at ever higher precision, with the possibility of timescales based on pulsars, and with the inclusion of higher-order relativistic effects. The definition of the second will likely be changed before the end of this decade, and its realization will increase in accuracy; the definition of the day is no longer obvious. The variability of the Earth's rotation presents challenges of understanding and prediction. In this symposium speakers took a closer look at time in astronomy, other sciences, cultures, and business as a defining element of modern civilization. The symposium aimed to set the stage for future timekeeping standards, infrastructure, and engineering best practices for astronomers and the broader society. At the same time the program was cognizant of the rich history from Harrison's chronometer to today's atomic clocks and pulsar observations. The theoreticians and engineers of time were brought together with the educators and historians of science, enriching the understanding of time among both experts and the public |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319599090 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. HISTORY
6. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
7. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
8. Measurement Science and Instrumentation
9. Measurement??????
10. Observations, Astronomical
11. PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS
12. PHYSICS
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