Overview
- A detailed look into how humankind has recorded the night sky, from cave wall drawings to CCD imaging techniques
- Introduces the various scientists and laypeople involved in the development of documentation and recording techniques
- Written for anyone interested in astronomy and its history
Part of the book series: Astronomers' Universe (ASTRONOM)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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About this book
This book brings readers on an astronomical journey through the ages, offering a history of how our species has recorded and interpreted the night sky over time. From cave art to parchment scribe to modern X-ray mapping of the sky, it chronicles the ever-quickening development of tools that informed and at times entirely toppled our understanding of the natural world.
Our documentation and recording techniques formed the bedrock for increasingly complex forays into astronomy and celestial mechanics, which are addressed within these chapters. Additionally, the book explores how nature itself has recorded the skies in its own way, which can be unraveled through ongoing geological and archaeological studies.
This tale of human discovery and ingenuity over the ages will appeal to anybody interested in the field of astronomy and its rich cultural history.
Reviews
“The book is a must-read that enables readers to explore both where we have come from and the possibilities that lie ahead.” (Bernie Taylor, Physics Today, June, 2020)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: From Cave Art to Hubble
Book Subtitle: A History of Astronomical Record Keeping
Authors: Jonathan Powell
Series Title: Astronomers' Universe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31688-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31687-7Published: 03 December 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-31688-4Published: 20 November 2019
Series ISSN: 1614-659X
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6651
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 265
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, History of Science, History of Technology
Industry Sectors: Aerospace, Biotechnology, Electronics