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Wise, George
2004
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“... -- A self trained astronomer, Lewis Boss, combines organizational skills and scientific vision to re-energize the Dudley Observatory -- Scientific Sweatshop -- With the aid of the Carnegie Institution, Lewis Boss turns the Dudley Observatory...”2004
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Chabás, José
2003
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“...1 Introduction -- 2 Text -- 3 Glossary of technical terms -- 4 Astronomical commentary -- 5 Context -- 6 The legacy of Alfonsine astronomy -- Notation -- Manuscripts cited -- List of parameters....”2003
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UdÃas, AugustÃn
2003
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“...I. History -- 1. A Jesuit tradition -- 2. Observatories in Jesuit colleges and universities in Europe (1540–1773) -- 3. Jesuit astronomers in China, India and other missions (1540–1773) -- 4. Europe; astronomy and geophysics (1814–2000) -- 5. North...”2003
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“...1.1 The Two Supreme Stars, Thien-i and Thai-i, and the Foundation of the Purple Palace -- 1.2 Islamic Astronomical Tables in China: The Sources for the Huihui li -- 1.3 The First Equation Table for Mercury in the Huihui li -- 1.4 Three Star Maps: Results...”
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Kruit, P. C. Van Der
2000
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“... Internationalism, Kapteyn and the Dutch Pipeline -- 7 Growing Astronomers for Export: Dutch Astronomers in the United States before World War II -- 8 Kapteyn and Cosmology -- 9 Kapteyn, Shapley, and their Universes -- 10 Kapteyn and the Selected Areas: a Personal...”2000
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Selin, Helaine
2000
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“...Sky Tales and Why We Tell Them -- Astronomy and Prehistory -- Astronomy and the Dreaming: The Astronomy of the Aboriginal Australians -- Useful and Conceptual Astronomy in Ancient Hawaii -- Ancient Astronomical Monuments in Polynesia -- A Polynesian...”2000
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Warner, Brian
1995
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“... Astronomical Society and the Royal Society -- Preparations for Departure -- 2: Cape Residence -- Voyage to the Cape -- Initial Impressions -- The Temporary Observatories -- The Catalogue of Southern Stars -- A Proposed Time Service -- The Search for a Suitable Site...”1995
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Blaauw, Adriaan
1994
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“... 1964–1969; Reforms Continued, the Astronomer’s Handbook, Prague 1967, and the 50th Anniversary -- 12 Financing in the Union; A Review Over 75 Years -- References -- The IAU Historical Archives -- Name Index....”1994
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