| 2005: Past Meets Present in Astronomy and Astrophysics - Proceedings of the 15th Portuguese National Meeting Contributor(s): Afonso, Jose (Editor), Santos, Nuno (Editor), Moitinho, Andre (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9812568875 ISBN-13: 9789812568878 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: August 2006 Annotation: This volume considers recent theoretical and observational developments in astronomy and astrophysics with contributions on solar system bodies, extrasolar planets, star formation, galaxy evolution and cosmology. A special section is dedicated to the history of astronomy including papers on the history of the Astronomical Observatory of Lisbon, time service and legal time, the 1870 solar eclipse expedition, and a comparison between Monteiro da Rocha and Wilhelm Olbers' methods for the determination of the orbits of comets. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Science | Astronomy |
| Dewey: 520 |
| LCCN: 2007271207 |
| Physical Information: 120 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume considers recent theoretical and observational developments in astronomy and astrophysics with contributions on solar system bodies, extrasolar planets, star formation, galaxy evolution and cosmology. A special section is dedicated to the history of astronomy including papers on the history of the Astronomical Observatory of Lisbon, time service and legal time, the 1870 solar eclipse expedition, and a comparison between Monteiro da Rocha and Wilhelm Olbers methods for the determination of the orbits of comets. |
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