Ancient Planetary Observations And The Validity Of Ephemeris Time
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Ancient Planetary Observations And The Validity Of Ephemeris Time
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Author : Robert R. Newton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Ancient Planetary Observations And The Validity Of Ephemeris Time written by Robert R. Newton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Science categories.
Exploring Ancient Skies
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Author : David H. Kelley
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2011-02-16
Exploring Ancient Skies written by David H. Kelley and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-16 with Science categories.
Exploring Ancient Skies brings together the methods of archaeology and the insights of modern astronomy to explore the science of astronomy as it was practiced in various cultures prior to the invention of the telescope. The book reviews an enormous and growing body of literature on the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, the Far East, and the New World (particularly Mesoamerica), putting the ancient astronomical materials into their archaeological and cultural contexts. The authors begin with an overview of the field and proceed to essential aspects of naked-eye astronomy, followed by an examination of specific cultures. The book concludes by taking into account the purposes of ancient astronomy: astrology, navigation, calendar regulation, and (not least) the understanding of our place and role in the universe. Skies are recreated to display critical events as they would have appeared to ancient observers--events such as the supernova of 1054 A.D., the "lion horoscope," and the Star of Bethlehem. Exploring Ancient Skies provides a comprehensive overview of the relationships between astronomy and other areas of human investigation. It will be useful as a reference for scholars and as a text for students in both astronomy and archaeology, and will be of compelling interest to readers who seek a broad understanding of our collective intellectual history.
Analysis Of Ancient Chinese Records Of Occultations Between Planets And Stars
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Analysis Of Ancient Chinese Records Of Occultations Between Planets And Stars written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with categories.
One hundred seventy-three historical Chinese records of occultations and appulses (conjunctions with small least separations) of planets with stars, other planets, and extended objects were examined. The observations were made by the Chinese imperial astronomers from 12 December 146 B.C. to 3 February 1761 A.D. and preserved in the Chinese dynastic histories. Sixty-six of the records were of occultations, 83 records were of appulses, and 24 records were questionable as to the objects involved. These observations were compared to both ephemerides derived from the Bretagnon (1982) planetary theory and the JPL planetary ephemeris DE1O2. Both of the ephemerides verified that all of the well-recorded events occurred, and usually on the recorded day. This constitutes the first comparison of planetary theories and integration with ancient Chinese observations giving a weak check of the theories over moderately long periods of time. The results of this check show no evidence within the accuracy of these observations, inferred to be about 300", for secular discrepancies in the present theories on the timescale of two thousand years. When the deceleration of the Earth's rotation was taken into account, it was also found that the events usually took place at the time of night recorded by the Chinese observers, approx. 1/10 of the night. This constitutes a check on the DELTA TAU determinations independent of solar eclipse observations. Therefore, these records reveal that to the accuracy of these observations there are no serious flaws in the presently accepted planetary theories or determinations of the rotational deceleration of the Earth (DELTA TAU). Also, this study gives some insight into how the Chinese imperial astronomers charted the motions of the planets in the heavens. (3 tables, 19 refs.).
Science In The Archives
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Author : Lorraine Daston
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2017-04-04
Science In The Archives written by Lorraine Daston and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-04 with History categories.
"Science in the Archives" reveals affinities and continuities among the sciences of the archives, across many disciplines and centuries, in order to present a better picture of essential archival practices and, thereby, the meaning of science. For in both the natural and human sciences, archives of the most diverse forms make cumulative, collective knowledge possible. Yet in contrast to laboratories, observatories, or the field, archives have yet to be studied across the board as central sites of science. The volume covers episodes in the history of astronomy, geology, genetics, classical philology, climatology, history, medicine, and ancient natural philosophy, as well as fundamental practices such as collecting, retrieval strategies, and data mining. The time frame spans doxology in Greco-Roman antiquity to NSA surveillance techniques and the quantified-self movement. Each chapter explores the practices, politics, economics, and open-ended potential of the sciences of the archives, making this the first book devoted to the role of archives in the natural and human sciences.
Pursuing The Text
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Author : John C. Reeves
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 1994-11-01
Pursuing The Text written by John C. Reeves and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-11-01 with Religion categories.
The themes of this volume encompass the lifelong interests of one of the most eminent and learned Jewish scholars of our time: Qumran, Hellenism, Rabbinics and chronography. The contributors, leading scholars in these fields, have produced what is a benchmark of modern scholarship of Judaism in the Graeco-Roman period.
The Earth S Variable Rotation
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Author : Kurt Lambeck
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2005-06-30
The Earth S Variable Rotation written by Kurt Lambeck and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-30 with Mathematics categories.
An analysis of the irregular rotation of the Earth and the geophysical mechanisms responsible for it.
Annual Precise Time And Time Interval Ptti Applications And Planning Meeting
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Annual Precise Time And Time Interval Ptti Applications And Planning Meeting written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Time categories.
26th Annual Precise Time And Time Interval Ptti Applications And Planning Meeting
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
26th Annual Precise Time And Time Interval Ptti Applications And Planning Meeting written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Crystals categories.
Raw Data Is An Oxymoron
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Author : Lisa Gitelman
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2013
Raw Data Is An Oxymoron written by Lisa Gitelman and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Computers categories.
We live in the era of Big Data, with storage and transmission capacity measured not just in terabytes but in petabytes (where peta- denotes a quadrillion, or a thousand trillion). Data collection is constant and even insidious, with every click and every "like" stored somewhere for something. This book reminds us that data is anything but "raw, " that we shouldn't think of data as a natural resource but as a cultural one that needs to be generated, protected, and interpreted. The book's essays describe eight episodes in the history of data from the predigital to the digital. Together they address such issues as the ways that different kinds of data and different domains of inquiry are mutually defining; how data are variously "cooked" in the processes of their collection and use; and conflicts over what can -- or can't -- be "reduced" to data. Contributors discuss the intellectual history of data as a concept; describe early financial modeling and some unusual sources for astronomical data; discover the prehistory of the database in newspaper clippings and index cards; and consider contemporary "dataveillance" of our online habits as well as the complexity of scientific data curation.
Measure For Measure
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Author : Alex Hebra
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2003
Measure For Measure written by Alex Hebra and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Weights and measures categories.
Will draw readers interested in recreational math. Hebra emphasizes how quantities are defined and derived from basic units, and converted from one system to another... Good fun for the numerically minded.Booklist