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Orlando, Andrea |
The Light, The Stones and The Sacred |
I09844 |
2017 |
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Cunningham, Clifford |
Early Investigations of Ceres and the Discovery of Pallas |
I09841 |
2016 |
eBook |
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English, Neil |
Space Telescopes |
I09831 |
2017 |
eBook |
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von Ehrenfried, Manfred "Dutch" |
Apollo Mission Control |
I09818 |
2018 |
eBook |
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Osterhage, Wolfgang W |
Galileo Galilei |
I09807 |
2018 |
eBook |
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Burgess, Colin |
Sigma 7 |
I09789 |
2016 |
eBook |
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Taibi, Richard |
Charles Olivier and the Rise of Meteor Science |
I09772 |
2017 |
eBook |
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van den Abeelen, Luc |
Spaceplane HERMES |
I09752 |
2017 |
eBook |
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Kojevnikov, Alexei |
The Copenhagen Network |
I09727 |
2020 |
eBook |
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Cummings, Warren D |
Evolving Theories on the Origin of the Moon |
I09708 |
2019 |
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| Title | The Light, The Stones and The Sacred : Proceedings of the XVth Italian Society of Archaeoastronomy Congress |
| Author(s) | Orlando, Andrea |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | X, 245 p. 134 illus., 41 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book addresses a variety of topics within the growing discipline of Archaeoastronomy, focusing especially on Archaeoastronomy in Sicily and the Mediterranean and Cultural Astronomy. A further priority is discussion of the astronomical and statistical methods used today to ascertain the degree of reliability of the chronological and cultural definition of sites and artifacts of archaeoastronomical interest. The contributions were all delivered at the XVth Congress of the Italian Society of Archaeoastronomy (SIA), held under the rubric "The Light, the Stones and the Sacred" ??? a theme inspired by the International Year of Light 2015, organized by UNESCO. The full meaning of many ancient monuments can only be understood by examining their relation to light, given the effects that light radiation produces in ???interacting??? with lithic structures. Moreover, in addition to manifestations of the sacred through the medium of light (hierophanies), there are many ties between temples, tombs, megalithic structures, and the architecture of almost all ages and cultures and our star, the Sun. Readers will find the book to be a source of fascinating insights based on synergies between the disciplines of archaeology and astronomy |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319544878 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ARCHAEOLOGY
2. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
3. Astronomy???Observations
4. Cultural heritage
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. HISTORY
8. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
9. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
10. Observations, Astronomical
11. PHYSICS
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| Title | Early Investigations of Ceres and the Discovery of Pallas : Historical Studies in Asteroid Research |
| Author(s) | Cunningham, Clifford |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | XIX, 412 p. 181 illus., 18 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | An asteroid scholar, Cunningham in this book picks up where his Discovery of the First Asteroid, Ceres left off in telling the story of the impact created by the discovery of this new class of object in the early 1800s. The best and brightest minds of mathematics, science, and philosophy were fascinated by Ceres, and figures as diverse as Gauss, Herschel, Brougham, Kant, and Laplace all contributed something to the conversation. The first few chapters deal with the mathematical and philosophical aspects of the discovery, and the rivalry between Germany and France that so affected science and astronomy of that era. The jockeying for glory over the discovery of Ceres by both Piazzi and Bode is examined in detail, as is the reception given to Herschel???s use of the word 'asteroid.' Archival research that reveals the creator of the word 'asteroid' is presented in this book. ?? Astronomy was a truly cosmopolitan field at the time, spanning across various disciplines, and the discovery of Pallas, a story completely told in these pages, exemplifies the excitement and drama of early 1800s astronomy. All the private correspondence about the study of Ceres and Pallas in 1802 is given here, which helps to contextualize and personalize the discovery. ?? |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319288154 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. HISTORY
6. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
7. Observations, Astronomical
8. PLANETOLOGY
9. SPACE SCIENCES
10. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Space Telescopes : Capturing the Rays of the Electromagnetic Spectrum |
| Author(s) | English, Neil |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XII, 312 p. 103 illus., 88 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Space telescopes are among humankind???s greatest scientific achievements of the last fifty years. This book describes the instruments themselves and what they were designed to discover about the Solar System and distant stars. Exactly how these telescopes were built and launched and the data they provided is explored. Only certain kinds of radiation can penetrate our planet's atmosphere, which limits what we can observe. But with space telescopes all this changed. We now have the means to "see" beyond Earth using ultraviolet, microwave, and infrared rays, X-rays and gamma rays. In this book we meet the pioneers and the telescopes that were built around their ideas. This book looks at space telescopes not simply chronologically but also in order of the electromagnetic spectrum, making it possible to understand better why they were made |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319278148 |
| 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
10. SPACE SCIENCES
11. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Apollo Mission Control : The Making of a National Historic Landmark |
| Author(s) | von Ehrenfried, Manfred "Dutch" |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | XV, 285 p. 164 illus., 81 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book describes the history of this now iconic room which represents America???s space program during the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz and early Space Shuttle eras. It is now a National Historic Landmark and is being restored to a level which represents the day the flight control teams walked out after the last lunar landing missions. The book is dedicated to the estimated 3,000 men and women who supported the flights and tells the story from their perspective. It describes the rooms of people supporting this control center; those rooms of engineers, analysts and scientists most people never knew about. Some called it a ???shrine??? and some called it a ???cathedral.??? Now it will be restored to its former glory and soon thousands will be able to view the place where America flew to the moon. |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319766843 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. HISTORY
4. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
5. History, Modern
6. Modern History
7. Popular Science in Technology
8. SPACE SCIENCES
9. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
10. TECHNOLOGY
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| Title | Galileo Galilei : At the Threshold of the Scientific Age |
| Author(s) | Osterhage, Wolfgang W |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | IX, 156 p. 30 illus., 15 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This new scientific biography of Galileo explores the influences on, and of, his exceptional work, thereby revealing novel connections with the worldviews of his age and beyond. Galileo Galilei's contribution to science is unquestionable. And his conflict with the church establishment of his time is no less famous. In this book, authored by a physicist and history scholar, Galileo's life and work are described against a backdrop of the prior scientific state of the art in his various fields of achievement. Particular emphasis is placed on Galileo's vision of the world in relation to historic and also future cosmological models. The impact of his discoveries and theories for the later development of physics and astronomy is a further focus of the narrative |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319917795 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Europe???History
7. European History
8. HISTORY
9. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
10. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
11. Philosophy and science
12. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
13. PHYSICS
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| Title | Sigma 7 : The Six Mercury Orbits of Walter M. Schirra, Jr |
| Author(s) | Burgess, Colin |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | XVII, 298 p. 226 illus., 82 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Colin Burgess offers a comprehensive yet personal look at the 1962 orbital mission of Wally Schirra aboard the spacecraft Sigma 7, the first book about this popular pioneering astronaut which explores his entire life and accomplishments. This continues the author's attempt to fully document the record of Project Mercury's pioneering early phase of the Space Age. Schirra???s pre-NASA life is examined, as well as his training as a NASA astronaut and for his Mercury MA-8 flight. The 6-orbit flight of Sigma 7 is fully covered from its origins through to the spacecraft???s safe recovery from the ocean after a highly successful Mercury mission. Schirra???s participation on the Gemini 6 and Apollo 7 missions is also told, but in brief, and the book also relates his post-NASA life and activities through to his passing in 2007. The Mercury Seven occupy a unique spot in the history of human spaceflight, and Schirra is at last given his due as one of the contributing astronauts in this painstakingly researched book |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319279831 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. ASTRONOMY
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. HISTORY
8. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
9. Popular Science in Astronomy
10. SPACE SCIENCES
11. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Charles Olivier and the Rise of Meteor Science |
| Author(s) | Taibi, Richard |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XXXII, 497 p. 29 illus., 1 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This fascinating portrait of an amateur astronomy movement tells the story of how Charles Olivier recruited a hard-working cadre of citizen scientists to rehabilitate the study of meteors. By 1936, Olivier and members of his American Meteor Society had succeeded in disproving an erroneous idea about meteor showers. Using careful observations, they restored the public???s trust in predictions about periodic showers and renewed respect for meteor astronomy among professional astronomers in the United States. Charles Olivier and his society of observers who were passionate about watching for meteors in the night sky left a major impact on the field. In addition to describing Olivier???s career and describing his struggles with competitive colleagues in a hostile scientific climate, the author provides biographies of some of the scores of women and men of all ages who aided Olivier in making shower observations, from the Leonids and Perseids and others. Half of these amateur volunteers were from 13 to 25 years of age. Their work allowed Olivier and the AMS to contradict the fallacious belief in stationary and long-enduring meteor showers, bringing the theory of their origin into alignment with celestial mechanics. Thanks to Olivier and his collaborators, the study of meteors took a great leap forward in the twentieth century to earn a place as a worthy topic of study among professional astronomers |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319445182 |
| 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
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| Title | Spaceplane HERMES : Europe's Dream of Independent Manned Spaceflight |
| Author(s) | van den Abeelen, Luc |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XXII, 588 p. 187 illus., 97 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This is the first comprehensive book on the European Hermes program. It tells the fascinating story of how Europe aimed for an independent manned spaceflight capability which was to complement US and Soviet/Russian space activities.In 1975, France decided to expand its plans for automated satellites for materials processing to include the development of a small 10 ton spaceplane to be launched on top of a future heavy-lifting Ariane rocket. This Hermes spaceplane would give Europe its own human spaceflight capability for shuttling crews between Earth and space stations. The European Space Agency backed the proposal. Unfortunately, after detailed studies, the project was cancelled in 1993. If Hermes had been introduced into service, it could have become the preferred "space taxi" for ferrying crews to and from the International Space Station. But that opportunity was lost. This book provides the first look of the complete story of and reasons for the demise of this ambitious program. It also gives an account which pieces of Hermes survived and are active in the 2nd decade of the 21st century. This fascinating story will be a great read for space enthusiasts. But it will also serve as a comprehensive documentation of an important episode in the history of manned spaceflight |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319444727 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. HISTORY
4. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
5. Popular Science in Technology
6. SPACE SCIENCES
7. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
8. TECHNOLOGY
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| Title | The Copenhagen Network : The Birth of Quantum Mechanics from a Postdoctoral Perspective |
| Author(s) | Kojevnikov, Alexei |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2020. |
| Description | XI, 126 p. 10 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book is a historical analysis of the quantum mechanical revolution and the emergence of a new discipline from the perspective, not of a professor, but of a recent or actual Ph.D. student just embarking on an uncertain academic career in economically hard times. Quantum mechanics exploded on to the intellectual scene between 1925 and 1927, with more than 200 publications across the world, the majority of them authored by young scientists under the age of 30, graduate students or postdoctoral fellows. The resulting theory was a collective product that no single authority could claim, but it had a major geographical nod ??? the Copenhagen Institute of Theoretical Physics ??? where most of the informal, pre-published exchange of ideas occurred and where every participant of the new community aspired to visit. A rare combination of circumstances and resources ??? political, diplomatic, financial, and intellectual ??? allowed Niels Bohr to establish this ???Mecca??? of quantum theory outside of traditional and more powerful centres of science. Transitory international postdoctoral fellows, rather than established professors, developed a culture of research that became the source of major innovations in the field. Temporary assistantships, postdoctoral positions, and their equivalents were the chief mode of existence for young academics during the period of economic crisis and post-WWI international tensions. Insecure career trajectories and unpredictable moves through non-stable temporary positions contributed to their general outlook and interpretations of the emerging theory of quantum mechanics. This book is part of a four-volume collection addressing the beginnings of quantum physics research at the major European centres of G??ttingen, Copenhagen, Berlin, and Munich; these works emerged from an expansive study on the quantum revolution as a major transformation of physical knowledge undertaken by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science and the Fritz Haber Institute (2006???2012). For more on this project, see the dedicated Feature Story, The Networks of Early Quantum Theory, at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/feature-story/networks-early-quantum-theory |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030591885 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. HISTORY
4. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
5. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
6. PHYSICS
7. QUANTUM PHYSICS
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| Title | Evolving Theories on the Origin of the Moon |
| Author(s) | Cummings, Warren D |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2019. |
| Description | XIX, 311 p. 113 illus., 2 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book follows the development of research on the origin of the Moon from the late 18th century to the present. By gathering together the major texts, papers, and events of the time, it provides a thorough chronicle of the paradigmatic shift in planetary science that arose from the notion that the Earth-Moon system was formed from two colliding planetary bodies. The book covers pre-Apollo ideas, the conceptual evolution during and subsequent to the Apollo explorations of the Moon, and the development of the Earth-Moon system consensus. A plethora of excerpts from key publications are included to demonstrate the shift in scientific focus over the centuries. Through its comprehensive review of lunar science research and literature, this book shows how new technologies and discoveries catalyzed the community and revolutionized our understanding of the Moon???s formation |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030291198 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. HISTORY
4. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
5. HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY
6. PLANETARY SCIENCE
7. PLANETARY SCIENCES
8. PLANETOLOGY
9. Technology???History
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