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Author : T.J. Mahoney
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461479512

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Mercury by T.J. Mahoney Pdf

The purpose of this Gazetteer and Atlas of Astronomy (GAA) is to list, define and illustrate, for the first time, every named (as opposed to merely catalogued) object in the sky within a single reference work for use by the general reader, writers and editors dealing with astronomical themes, and those astronomers concerned with any aspect of astronomical nomenclature. Each part of the GAA will contain: • An introduction to the nomenclature of the body or group of bodies in question • A glossary of terminology used • A gazetteer listing in strict alphanumerical sequence essential information defining the body or feature concerned • An alphanumerically arranged classified index of all the headwords in the gazetteer • An atlas comprising maps and images with coordinate grids and labels identifying features listed in the gazetteer • Appendix material on the IAU nomenclature system and the transcription systems used for non-roman alphabets

Author : Martin Mobberley
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2006-08-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781846281990

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Lunar and Planetary Webcam User's Guide by Martin Mobberley Pdf

This book de-mystifies the jargon of webcams and computer processing, and provides detailed hints and tips for imaging the Sun, Moon and planets with a webcam. It demonstrates how inexpensive tools are revolutionizing imaging in amateur astronomy. Anyone with a modest telescope and a webcam can now obtain jaw-dropping lunar and planetary images to rival those taken with mid-range astronomical CCD cameras costing thousands of dollars. A glance through the images in this book shows just what spectacular results can be achieved by using a webcam with your telescope! Your scientific results will be sought by professional astronomers.

Author : Peter (of Celle, Bishop of Chartres)
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0198204450

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The Letters of Peter of Celle by Peter (of Celle, Bishop of Chartres) Pdf

Peter of Celle was a figure of great authority and influence in twelfth-century France. His letters offer unique insight into the ideals and values of the monastic world at a critical turning point for western religion. This is the first translation of his correspondence and the first complete modern edition.

Author : Paul G. Abel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461470199

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Visual Lunar and Planetary Astronomy by Paul G. Abel Pdf

With the advent of CCDs and webcams, the focus of amateur astronomy has to some extent shifted from science to art. Visual work in astronomy has a rich history. Today, imaging is now more prominent. However there is still much for the visual amateur astronomer to do, and visual work is still a valid component of amateur astronomy. Paul Abel has been addressing this issue by promoting visual astronomy wherever possible – at talks to astronomical societies, in articles for popular science magazines, and on BBC TV’s The Sky at Night. Visual Lunar and Planetary Astronomy is a comprehensive modern treatment of visual lunar and planetary astronomy, showing that even in the age of space telescopes and interplanetary probes it is still possible to contribute scientifically with no more than a moderately-priced commercially made astronomical telescope. It is believed that imaging and photography is somehow more objective and more accurate than the eye, and this has led to a peculiar “crisis of faith” in the human visual system and its amazing processing power. But by analyzing observations from the past, we can see how accurate visual astronomy really is! Measuring the rotational period of Mars and making accurate lunar charts for American astronauts were all done by eye. The book includes sections on how the human visual system works, how to view an object through an eyepiece, and how to record observations and keep a scientific notebook. The book also looks at how to make an astronomical, rather than an artistic, drawing. Finally, everything here will also be of interest to those imagers who wish to make their images more scientifically applicable by combining the methods and practices of visual astronomy with imaging.

Author : Patrick Moore
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781420033441

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The Data Book of Astronomy by Patrick Moore Pdf

Filled with data about the Earth, Moon, the planets, the stars, our Galaxy, and the myriad galaxies in deep space, this invaluable resource reveals the latest scientific discoveries about black holes, quasars, and the origins of the Universe. It includes maps supported by detailed tables of the names, positions, magnitudes, and spectra of the main stars in each constellation along with key data on galaxies, nebulae, and clusters. MNASSA wrote, "This book fills a niche with detailed astronomical data and concise explanations, all at an accessible level it is an excellent resource, and probably will be the first book I shall reach for.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Geology
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030041205925

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U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alexander Lee
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004226029

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Petrarch and St. Augustine by Alexander Lee Pdf

Despite the high regard in which Francesco Petrarca (1304-74) held St. Augustine, scholars have been inclined to view Augustine’s impact on the content of Petrarch’s thought rather lightly. Wedded to the ancient classics, and prioritising literary imitation over intellectual coherence, Petrarch is commonly thought to have made inconsistent use of St. Augustine’s works. Adopting an entirely fresh approach, however, this book argues that Augustine’s early writings consistently provided Petrarch with the conceptual foundations of his approach to moral questions, and with a model for integrating classical precepts into a coherent Christian framework. As a result, this book offers a challenging re-interpretation of Petrarch’s humanism, and offers a provocative new interpretation of his role in the development of Italian humanism.

Author : Rafał Matuszewski
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110758078

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Being Alone in Antiquity by Rafał Matuszewski Pdf

This volume aims to provide an interdisciplinary examination of various facets of being alone in Greco-Roman antiquity. Its focus is on solitude, social isolation and misanthropy, and the differing perceptions and experiences of and varying meanings and connotations attributed to them in the ancient world. Individual chapters examine a range of ancient contexts in which problems of solitude, loneliness, isolation and seclusion arose and were discussed, and in doing so shed light on some of humankind’s fundamental needs, fears and values.

Author : Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Geology
ISBN : UOM:39015095144708

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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature 1994 by Geological Survey (U.S.) Pdf

Information about all names of topographic and albedo features on planets and satellites that the International Astronomical Union has approved from its founding in 1919 through its triennial meeting in 1994.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Mercury (Planet)
ISBN : UOM:39015017174734

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Atlas of Mercury by Anonim Pdf

Author : Aaron J. Kachuck
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780197579060

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The Solitary Sphere in the Age of Virgil by Aaron J. Kachuck Pdf

The Solitary Sphere in the Age of Virgil uses an enriched tripartite model of Roman culture-touching not only the public and the private, but also the solitary-in order to present a radical re-interpretation of Latin literature and of the historical causes of this third sphere's relative invisibility in scholarship. By connecting Cosmos and Imperium to the Individual, the solitary sphere was not so much a way of avoiding politics, as a political education in itself. As re-imagined by literature in this age literature, this sphere was an essential space for the formation of the new Roman citizen of the Augustan revolution, and was behind many of the notable features of the literary revolution of Virgil's age: the expansion of the possibilities of the book of poetry, the birth of the literary cursus, new coordinations of cosmology and politics within strictly organized schemes, the attraction of first-person genres, and the subjective style. Through close readings of Cicero's late works and the oeuvres of Virgil, Horace, and Propertius and the works of other authors in the age of Virgil, The Solitary Sphere thus presents a revelatory reassessment of the classicism of classical Roman literature, and contributes to the study of pre-modern culture more generally, especially for traditions that have taken antiquity as too fixed a point in their own literary, religious, and cultural histories.

Author : Ethan Allen Andrews,Charlton Thomas Lewis,Charles Short
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2052 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : English language
ISBN : CUB:U183005755294

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Harpers' Latin Dictionary by Ethan Allen Andrews,Charlton Thomas Lewis,Charles Short Pdf

Author : Patrick Moore,Robin Rees
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139495226

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Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy by Patrick Moore,Robin Rees Pdf

Packed with up-to-date astronomical data about the Solar System, our Galaxy and the wider Universe, this is a one-stop reference for astronomers of all levels. It gives the names, positions, sizes and other key facts of all the planets and their satellites; discusses the Sun in depth, from sunspots to solar eclipses; lists the dates for cometary returns, close-approach asteroids, and significant meteor showers; and includes 88 star charts, with the names, positions, magnitudes and spectra of the stars, along with key data on nebulae and clusters. Full of facts and figures, this is the only book you need to look up data about astronomy. It is destined to become the standard reference for everyone interested in astronomy.

Author : Ronald Greeley,Raymond Batson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2001-11-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 052180633X

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The Compact NASA Atlas of the Solar System by Ronald Greeley,Raymond Batson Pdf

The exploration of our solar system by spacecraft has been one of the greatest scientific achievements of the twentieth century. The mapping of other worlds has resulted from numerous space missions by NASA, extending over many years. The data from these planetary missions have been synthesised by the US Geological Survey to produce detailed maps. Every planet, moon, or small body investigated in NASA missions is discussed and where appropriate mapped. Geological maps, reference maps, shaded relief maps, synthetic aperture radar mosaics and colour photomosaics marvellously present the features of planets and their satellites. This is truly a 'road map' of our solar system. All maps are fully indexed. The gazetteer lists the names of all features officially approved by the International Astronomical Union. The Compact NASA Atlas of the Solar System is the definitive reference atlas for planetary science.

Author : Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004137486

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Copyright in the Renaissance by Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe Pdf

This richly documented study of copyright in sixteenth-century Venice and Rome provides valuable new information about the "privilegio" and the printers, engravers, painters, mapmakers, and others who used it to protect their commercial interests in various types of printed images.