Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits
Professor Orchiston is a foremost authority on the subject of New Zealand astronomy, and here are the collected papers of his fruitful studies in this area, including both those published many years ago and new material. The papers herein review traditional Maori astronomy, examine the appearance of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2016, 2016
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
| Series: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Part I: Pre-European Astronomy in the Pacific
- Chapter 2: The Skies over Aotearoa/New Zealand
- Chapter 3: Mahutonga
- Part II: Cook Voyage Astronomy and New Zealand
- Chapter 4: Astronomy on Cook’s First Voyage
- Chapter 5: Astronomy on Cook’s Second Voyage
- Chapter 6: Astronomy on Cook’s Third Voyage
- Part III: Fundamental Astronomy
- Chapter 7: The ‘Cook’ Gregorian Telescope in The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- Chapter 8: Stephen Carkeek, the Wellington Time Ball, and New Zealand’s Oldest ‘Surviving’ Observatory
- Chapter 9: The Historic Astronomical Observatories in the Wellington Botanic Garden
- Chapter 10: The Thames Observatory of John Grigg
- Chapter 11: The Wanganui Refractor and its Remarkable English Equatorial Mounting
- Chapter 12: Joseph Ward
- Chapter 13: From Crossley to Carter
- Part IV: Transits of Venus
- Chapter 14: The 1874 and 1882 Transits of Venus
- Chapter 15: Refining the Astronomical Unit
- Part V: Stunning Spectacles
- Chapter 16: An Amazing Public Spectacle
- Chapter 17: John Grigg and the Genesis of Cometary Astronomy in New Zealand
- Chapter 18: C.J. Westland and Comet C/1914 S1 (Campbell)
- Chapter 19: A Catholic Approach to Astronomy
- Part VI: Other Notable Astronomers and Their Activities
- Chapter 20: Great Comets, and Wellington’s Earliest European Astronomers
- Chapter 21: Henry Severn
- Chapter 22: John Grigg and his Pioneering Astronomical Photography
- Part VII: Opening a New Window on the Universe
- Chapter 23: Dr Elizabeth Alexander and the Mysterious ‘Norfolk Island Effect’
- Ch 24: John Bolton, Gordon Stanley, Bruce Slee and the Riddle of the ‘Radio Stars’
- Index