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Cosmography in the Age of Discovery and the Scientific Revolution
This book tells the comprehensive history of cosmography from the 15th Century Age of Discovery onward. During this time, cosmography—a science that combined geography and astronomy to inform us about our place in the universe—was deeply tied to ongoing developments in politics, exploration, culture, and technology. The book offers in-depth historical context over nearly four centuries, focusing in particular on the often neglected role that Portugal and Spain played in the development of cosmography. It details the great activity emerging from the Iberian and Italic peninsulas, including numerous voyagers of exploration, a clear commercial intention, and advancements in map-making techniques. In doing so, it provides a unique perspective on the “Longitude problem” not available in most other literature on the topic. Rigorously researched and sweeping in scope, this book will serve as an invaluable source for historians and readers interested in the history of science, of astronomy, and of exploration from a southern European perspective.
Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics V
Astronomy is a scienti?c discipline that has developed a rapid and impressive growth in Spain. Thirty years ago, Spain occupied a purely anecdotal presence in the international context, but today it occupies the eighth position in the world in publication of astronomical articles, and, among other successes, owns and op- ates ninety per cent of the world’s largest optical telescope GTC (Gran Telescopio Canarias). The Eighth Scienti?c Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society (Sociedad Espanol ̃ a de Astronom ́ a, SEA), held in Santander in July 7–11 2008, whose p- ceedings are in your hands, clearly shows the enthusiasm, motivation and quality of the present Spanish astronomical comm...
Brown Dwarfs
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From Darkness to Light
Annotation Approximately 90 papers from the April 2000 conference in Corsica, France discuss interstellar medium structure and magnetic fields, clouds and collapse, collapse and protostars, the origin of the initial mass function, cluster properties and evolution, pre-main sequence evolution, late evolution, and feedback mechanisms. Contributors include physicists, astronomers, and other scientists from Europe, Asia, and North and Soputh America. Sixteen pages of photographs from the conference are included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Extrasolar Planets
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