2005: Past Meets Present In Astronomy And Astrophysics - Proceedings Of The 15th Portuguese National Meeting

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

Av AFONSO JOSE, Jose Afonso, Nuno Santos, Andre Moitinho, Rui Agostinho, Portugal) Afonso, Jose (Univ Of Lisbon, Portugal) Santos, Nuno (Univ Of Lisbon, Portugal) Moitinho, Andre (Univ Of Lisbon, Portugal) Agostinho, Rui (Univ Of Lisbon

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This volume considers recent theoretical and observational developments in astronomy and astrophysics with contributions on solar system bodies, extrasolar planets, star formation, galaxy evolution and cosmology. A special section is dedicated to the history of astronomy including papers on the history of the Astronomical Observatory of Lisbon, time service and legal time, the 1870 solar eclipse expedition, and a comparison between Monteiro da Rocha and Wilhelm Olbers´ methods for the determination of the orbits of comets.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-08-28
Mått166 x 235 x 15 mm
Vikt360 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor120
FörlagWorld Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
ISBN9789812568878

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