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The Emergence of Astrophysics in Asia: Opening a New Window on the Universe

The Emergence of Astrophysics in Asia: Opening a New Window on the Universe

Nakamura, Tsuko
Orchiston, Wayne

Hardcover

Series: Historical & Cultural Astronomy

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ISBN10: 3319620800
ISBN13: 9783319620800
Publisher: Springer
Published: Nov 24 2017
Pages: 878
Language: English

This book examines the ways in which attitudes toward astronomy in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan, Thailand and Uzbekistan have changed with the times.

The emergence of astrophysics was a worldwide phenomenon during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and it gradually replaced the older-style positional astronomy, which focused on locating and measuring the movements of the planets, stars, etc.. Here you will find national overviews that are at times followed by case studies of individual notable achievements. Although the emphasis is on the developments that occurred around 1900, later pioneering efforts in Australian, Chinese, Indian and Japanese radio astronomy are also included.

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