This multidisciplinary work celebrates Wayne Orchiston's career and accomplishments in historical and cultural astronomy on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Over thirty of the world's leading scholars in astronomy, astrophysics, astronomical history, and cultural astronomy have come together to honor Wayne across a wide range of research topics.
These themes include: . Astronomy and Society . Emergence of Astrophysics . History of Radio Astronomy . Solar System . Observatories and Instrumentation . Ethnoastronomy and Archeoastronomy
This exceptional collection of essays presents an overview of Wayne's prolific contributions to the field, along with detailed accounts of the book's diverse themes. It is a valuable and insightful volume for both researchers and others interested in the fields of historical astronomy and cultural astronomy.
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Chapter 1. COSMOS AND CULTURE: LINKING THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH. - Chapter 2. SWEDEN S THIRTY DAYS IN FEBRUARY: CALENDAR REFORM. - Chapter 3. EARLY STAR CHARTS OF THE DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY. - Chapter 4. THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL CIVILIZATIONS: A SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL ADVENTURE. - Chapter 5. WHAT S IN A NAME? THAT WHICH WE CALL ANDERS EARTHRISE, AS `PASTEUR T, DIDN T SOUND AS SWEET (ADVENTURES IN LUNAR EXPLORATION AND NOMENCLATURE ON THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF APOLLO 8). - Chapter 6. THE LIFE AND SCIENCE OF LÉON FOUCAULT AS A MUSE. - Chapter 7. THE MERE FANCIFUL ABSTRACTIONS OF SCIENCE. - Chapter 8. HENRY NORRIS RUSSELL S CAMPAIGN TO MAKE PHYSICS THE CORE OF ASTROPHYSICS. - Chapter 9. ASTRONOMICAL TRAVELS IN ASIA. - Chapter 10. THE DISCOVERY OF THE COMA CLUSTER OF GALAXIES. - Chapter 11. FROM AIRCRAFT CARRIERS TO THE COSMOS: COMPARING AND CONTRASTING THE CAREERS OF JOHN BOLTON AND JOSEPH WEBER. - Chapter 12. GROTE REBER IN TASMANIA. -Chapter 13. WAYNE ORCHISTON AND THE HISTORY OF RADIO ASTRONOMY. - Chapter 14. THE HOLE-IN-THE-GROUND TELESCOPE AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE GALACTIC CENTRE. - Chapter 15. REMAINS OF THE DAY: HISTORICAL REMNANTS OF THE CSIRO RADIOPHYSICS FIELD STATIONS. - Chapter 16. HISTORY OF COSMIC MAGNETIC FIELDS. - Chapter 17. `WHERE'S WALDO? LEONARD WALDO AND THE 1878 TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS. - Chapter 18. THE EVOLUTION OF `METEOR AS AN ASTRONOMICAL TROPE 1560 1760. - Chapter 19. NEW ZEALAND OBSERVATIONS OF THE GREAT COMET OF 1881, C/1881 K1 (TEBBUTT). - Chapter 20. SOLAR ECLIPSES, WAYNE ORCHISTON, AND ME. - Chapter 21. POLITICS AND THE DIMENSIONS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM: JOHN WINTHROP S OBSERVATIONS OF THE TRANSITS OF VENUS. - Chapter 22. INVESTIGATION OF SHANG DYNASTY ORACLE BONES AND ECLIPSES. - Chapter 23. ON JEAN-CHARLES HOUZEAU AND HILMAR DUERBECK: HOW TRANSITS OF VENUS MOLDED THEIR LATE PROFESSIONAL LIVES. - Chapter 24. WILLIAM HERSCHEL AND THE MOON. - Chapter 25. THE `NASHVILLE TRIO OF ASTRONOMERS AT THE DYER OBSERVATORY IN TENNESSEE: CARL SEYFERT, ROBERT HARDIE AND JOHN DEWITT. - Chapter 26. EARLY PHOTOMETERS AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, CAPE. - Chapter 27. EVOLUTIONS IN THE HISTORY OF VISUAL TIME SIGNALS FOR MARINERS. - Chapter 28. CLOSING ENCOUNTERS: THE EFFORTS OF THE NSW BRANCH OF THE BRITISH ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION TO SAVE SYDNEY OBSERVATORY. - Chapter 29. FINDING COLONIAL NEW ZEALAND S PLACE IN THE WORLD: ASTRONOMY AND A GEODESICAL SURVEYOR. - Chapter 30. INCA CULTURAL ASTRONOMY. - Chapter 31. THE ASTRONOMY OF THE ABORIGINAL PEOPLES OF THE SYDNEY BASIN. - Chapter 32. USING THE SIGNIFICANT HORIZONS METHODOLOGY TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL ASTRONOMICAL USE OF ABORIGINAL STONE ARRANGEMENTS. - Chapter 33. ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA IN PREMODERN ARMENIAN AND GEORGIAN WRITTEN SOURCES.
