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Observational Astronomy for Amateurs (Enslow Publishers, 1982) [5] [7] Observer's Guide to Halley's Comet (Arco Pub, 1985) [8] A Rhyming History of Britain (Walker and Company, 2003) [9] [10] The Cosmic Verses: A Rhyming History of the Universe (Walker and Company, 2007) [11]
At the time of his death he had authored 12 monographs on astronomy and the history of astronomy, including, in 1989 the influential textbook Astrophysics of Gaseous Nebulae and Active Galactic Nuclei, and the recently updated and revised 2nd edition (2006) written along with Gary Ferland of the University of Kentucky. Alongside his more than ...
Sir Arthur Eddington publishes The Expanding Universe: Astronomy's 'Great Debate', 1900–1931 in Cambridge. Comedian Will Hay observes the periodic Great White Spot on Saturn from his private observatory in London. [1] Fritz Zwicky postulates the existence of dark matter. [2]
By historical astronomy we include the history of astronomy; what has come to be known as archaeoastronomy; and the application of historical records to modern astrophysical problems." Historical and ancient observations are used to track theoretically long term trends, such as eclipse patterns and the velocity of nebular clouds.
Owen Jay Gingerich (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ ŋ ɡ ə r ɪ tʃ /; March 24, 1930 – May 28, 2023) was an American astronomer who had been professor emeritus of astronomy and of the history of science at Harvard University and a senior astronomer emeritus at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
As a child Andrew showed interest in astronomy. At age 10 his mother borrowed a telescope for him to use from a local doctor, Dr. Bates of Morpeth. [3] He returned to astronomy in his 30s when he took up experimenting with gelatin plate photography of the moon and planets with a 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (14 cm) refracting telescope.
The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280306-9. Magli, Giulio (2004). "On the possible discovery of precessional effects in ancient astronomy". arXiv: physics/0407108. Neugebauer, Otto (1969) [1957]. The Exact Sciences in Antiquity (2 ed.). Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0-486-22332-2. Pannekoek ...
Concept sketch of David Dunlap Observatory. The DDO owes its existence almost entirely to the efforts Clarence Chant. [3] Chant had not shown an early interest in astronomy, but while attending University College, University of Toronto, he became interested in mathematics and physics, eventually joining the university as a lecturer in physics in 1892. [4]