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    An Illustrated History

    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
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    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
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  • The Growth and Development of Astronomy and Astrophysics in India and the Asia-Pacific Region

    ICOA-9, Pune, India, 15-18 November 2016

    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book discusses the study of astronomy in different cultures, applied historical astronomy and history of multi-wavelength astronomy, and the genesis of recent research. It contains peer-reviewed papers gathered from the International Conference on Oriental Astronomy 9 (ICOA-9) held at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, India. It covers the areas like megalithic and ... Read more

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    How America's Perception of the Skies Changed

    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
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