China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC) 2012 by Jiadong Sun,Jingnan Liu,Yuanxi Yang,Shiwei Fan

Visual Lunar and Planetary Astronomy (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series)

With the appearance of CCDs and webcams, the point of interest of novice astronomy has to some degree shifted from technological know-how to artwork. visible paintings in astronomy has a wealthy historical past. this present day, imaging is now extra in demand. in spite of the fact that there's nonetheless a lot for the visible novice astronomer to do, and visible paintings remains to be a sound section of novice astronomy.

Calendars and Years: Astronomy and Time in the Ancient Near East

Dates shape the spine of written heritage. yet the place do those dates come from? many various calendars have been utilized in the traditional international. a few of these calendars have been established upon observations or calculations of standard astronomical phenomena, comparable to the 1st sighting of the recent moon crescent that outlined the start of the month in lots of calendars, whereas others integrated schematic simplifications of those phenomena, corresponding to the 360-day 12 months utilized in early Mesopotamian administrative practices which will simplify accounting systems.

Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics: v. 7

Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics, quantity 7 covers studies in regards to the advances in astronomy and astrophysics. The publication offers reports at the scattering of electrons by way of diatomic molecules and on Babcock's thought of the 22-year sunlight cycle and the range go with the flow of the sunspot quarter. The textual content then describes reports at the constructions of the terrestrial planets (Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury) and on sort III sunlight radio bursts.

The Great Canoes in the Sky: Starlore and Astronomy of the South Pacific

Proposing astounding photos of astronomical gadgets of the southern sky, all taken through writer Stephen Chadwick, this booklet explores what peoples of the South Pacific see after they lookup on the heavens and what they've got performed with this data. From better halves killing brothers to emus emerging out of the desolate tract and nice canoes within the sky, this ebook bargains the correct mix of technology, culture and mythology to deliver to existence the main well-known points of interest within the heavens above the southern hemisphere.