| Description |
xiii, 527 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Susan Crooke Memorial Collection |
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Susan Crooke Memorial Collection
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| Contents |
1. Dreaming the Stars: Aboriginal astronomy and the southern sky -- 2. Sailing South for a New Sky: Captain Cook and the transit of Venus -- 3. Astronomy in Sydney Town: Governor Brisbane, Paramatta (sic) and the Sydney Observatory -- 4. The Struggle for Independence: The government observatories of Hobart, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth -- 5. A Bid for Fame: The Great Melbourne Telescope -- 6. For Love of the Subject: Amateur astronomers -- 7. Astronomy on a National Basis: The Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories -- 8. From Swords to Ploughshares: Radio astronomy: a new technology -- 9. Radio Astronomy and the Big Telescopes: The Parkes Radio Telescope and the Culgoora Radio Heliograph -- 10. Entrepreneurs in Astronomy: Astronomy at the University of Sydney --11. The Advantage of Latitude: Astronomy at the University of Tasmania -- 12. The High-Energy Frontier: Astronomy at the University of Adelaide |
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13. Diversity Through Innovation: The other Australian universities -- 14. Optical Astronomy Goes High-Tech: The Anglo-Australian Telescope and the UK Schmidt -- 15. A Telescope as Wide as a Continent: The Australia Telescope |
| Summary |
This well-illustrated volume is the most comprehensive account of Australian astronomy to date. It covers not only the science, but the individuals involved and the social and economic climate in which they worked. Starting from the ancient Aboriginal beliefs about the Sky World - the earliest known astronomy anywhere in the world - we are led through to current and project research being carried out in Australia |
| Analysis |
Astronomy History |
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Australia |
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Astronomy |
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Astronomy History |
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Australia |
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History |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [500]-506) and indexes |
| Subject |
Astronomy -- Australia -- History.
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Astronomy -- history.
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| Author |
Haynes, Raymond, 1944-
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| LC no. |
95023942 |
| ISBN |
0521365759 |
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