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Modern Stellar Astronomy 2022
AbstractWe provide an analytic review of problems of the modern stellar astronomy, which is mostly based on talks presented at the twelfth annual...
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Direct and Indirect Opportunities to Learn Astronomy Within the Chilean Science Curriculum
Astronomy has great potential to attract children toward science and improve their scientific literacy. However, it has a relatively small presence...
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Astronomy and Culture
Modern astronomy as a field of inquiry may be shaped by what we consider the “scientific” ways of knowing. However, the history of astronomy as a...
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Status of the TAIGA Experiment: Gamma Astronomy
AbstractThe status of the TAIGA experiment (Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic-ray physics and Gamma-ray Astronomy) located in the Tunka Valley is...
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What is the Space for “Place” in Social Studies of Astronomy?
All large-scale telescope facilities are constructed within a geographical, social, historical, and political context that includes nested layers at...
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History of Astronomy
In this section we give an overview of the history of astronomy. -
Inca Cultural Astronomy
This tribute to Wayne Orchiston begins by introducing my story and our relationship and then continues to my field study of Inca astronomy while his... -
Gravitational Astronomy
Galileo’s first celestial observations in 1609, using the freshly invented refracting telescope, can be rightfully called the birth of... -
Subterahertz Astronomy in the Russian Federation: Prospects and Directions
AbstractThis paper addresses the scientific and technical prospects and potential directions for the development of subterahertz astronomy in the...
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Modern Stellar Astronomy
AbstractAn analytical review of the current state of the problems of stellar astronomy is presented. The review is mainly based on the reports made...
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CubeSats for Gamma-Ray Astronomy
After many years of flying in space primarily for educational purposes, CubeSats – tiny satellites with form factors corresponding to arrangements of... -
Astronomy
In order to understand Renaissance astronomy, it is expedient to locate it, as a mixed science, in the cultural system of the time, in particular... -
Development of amateur astronomy in independent India with special reference to West Bengal: A historical study
The study of the development of amateur astronomy in independent India is an unexplored research arena. Though some articles have been published,...
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Large Databases in Astronomy
The next-generation astronomy digital archives will cover most of the sky at fine resolution in many wavelengths, from X-rays through ultraviolet,... -
Deep into the affinity spaces and authentic activities of astronomy camps: science teachers' interests, perceptions, and experiences
Camps are among the activities that teachers join in by taking full responsibility for their own ongoing development and eagerly following in...
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X-Ray Astronomy and Astrophysics
The most compelling nature of X-ray astronomy is its richness and scale. Almost every observable object in the sky either naturally emits X-ray... -
Photodetectors for Gamma-Ray Astronomy
Photodetectors are widely employed as optical receivers to convert light into electrical signals in many applications ranging from communications to... -
The Astronomy Digital Library and the VO
The NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is the central part of the Digital Library in Astronomy. It provides the users with a search system for the... -
Radio and X-Ray Astronomy
This chapter describes the work done for the Nobel prizes awarded to M. Ryle and A. Hewish in 1974 and R. Giacconi in 2002. Their work involves radio... -
Babylonian Astronomy: Editing and Interpreting an Ancient Science
The year 1881 marks the birth of Babylonian astronomy as a modern area of scholarship with the first publication about this topic. From the outset,...