History
of Astronomy and Astrophysics| History
of Astronomy and Astrophysics |
In General
@ References: Kuhn 57; Pannekoek 61; Gingerich ed-84; Herrmann
84; Ashbrook 84; Gingerich 92, 93; Leverington 95; Motz & Weaver 95; Lankford
97; Zimmerman
00; Leopardi & Hack 02; Hawkins 02 [and civilization]; Trimble IJMPD(08)
[mistakes and reaching consensus]; North 08 [and cosmology, r Isis(09)#2].
@ Astrophysics: Trimble et al ap/06 [2005];
Trimble et al a0705 [2006];
> s.a. astrophysics [astroparticle physics].
Early Astronomy
@ General references: Thurston 94; Aveni 95 + more.
@ Egyptian: Magli a0708 [pyramids
of Giza]; Novakovic a0801 [Senenmut];
Magli a0903 [4th and 5th dynasties].
@ Greek: Aristotle Meteorologia [comets, meteors, Milky Way,
...]; Thurston
Isis(02);
Schaefer SA(06)nov [origin of constellations].
@ Inca: Magli phy/04;
Laurencich-Minelli & Magli a0801;
Magli a0904 [new interpretation of Machu Picchu].
@ Indian: Kak phy/01-in; Rudra a0903.
@ Middle Ages: Paschos & Sotiroudis 98 [Byzantine Astronomy from
1300 AD]; McCluskey 00 [Europe]; Saliba AS(02)
[Islamic astronomers].
@ Other places and related topics: Ruggles 99 [British
Isles]; Gurzadyan Akk(00)phy/03, S&T(00)phy/03 [Babylonian
chronology]; Mukerjee SA(03)dec [Goseck observatory,
DE, 5000 BC]; Norris & Hamacher a0906-in [aboriginal Australians].
XVI and XVII Century
@ References: Randles 99 [r PT(00)jun];
Remmert SHPSA(07)
[images of Hercules and Atlas]; Graney a0811 [naked-eye
stars and Galileo's Copernican views]; Graney & Sipes a0812 [binary stars and
conception of the universe].
XVIII and XIX Century
@ References: Barrañón phy/04-in
[Copernican cosmography in Mexico]; Crovisier a0906-in [in Jules Verne's novels].
XX and XXI Century
@ References: Rowan-Robinson pw(99)dec
[overview, status]; PT(99)may
[in US]; Sánchez & Benn ap/04/AN
[different countries]; Longair 06 [and cosmology, r PT(07)jun].
Specific Topics
@ Solar system: Brush RMP(90)
[origin]; Boccaletti phy/01-in
[Kepler's laws]; Gingerich Isis(02)
[Ptolemy's model for Venus]; Magli phy/04 [precession].
@ Astrophysics: Harwit PT(03)nov;
Celnikier 06 [nuclear].
@ Other topics: Fernie AS(90) [Stonehenge];
Godwin 93 [music of the spheres]; Krisciunas ap/93 [strange
cases]; Glass 97 [Victorian telescopes]; Kessler SHPSA(07)
[M51 and 'pretty pictures' vs scientific images].
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