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The Development of Astronomy in Korea and the Emergence of Astrophysics in South Korea

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There are two books and one review paper that have been written about the history of astronomy in Korea. Chronologically, they are the review paper “Astronomy in Korea” (Rufus, Transactions of the Korea Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, XXVI, 1–69, 1936), and the books The Hall of Heavenly Records, Korean Astronomical Instruments and Clocks 1380–1780 (Needham et al., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1986a) and History of Astronomy in Korea (Nha, Seoul National University Press, Seoul, 2000). In order to overview the emergence and development of modern astronomy and astrophysics in South Korea, much of the present chapter is based on these three references, along with various papers published by the present authors and other astronomers.

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    This comet is not included in Marsden and Williams’ (1996) catalog. It was supposedly discovered on 24 July, but so few observations were made of it that its existence was questioned (see Van Biesbroeck 1939). It is a pity, therefore, that Yumi could not observe it.

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We are grateful to Han Sangbok, the Korea University Museum, Korean Astronomical Society, University of Michigan and Yonsei University Museum for kindly supplying Figs. 7.14, 7.19, 7.20, 7.21, 7.22, 7.23, 7.24, 7.25, 7.26, 7.27, 7.28 and 7.35.

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    Il-Seong Nha

  2. The Nha Il-Seong Museum of Astronomy, 1074, Chunghyo-ro, Deogyul-ri, Gamcheon-myeon, Yecheon-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 36811, South Korea

    Sarah L. Nha

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  4. National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand, 260 Moo 4, T. Donkaew, A. Maerim, Chiang Mai, 50180, Thailand

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Nha, IS., L. Nha, S., Orchiston, W. (2017). The Development of Astronomy in Korea and the Emergence of Astrophysics in South Korea. In: Nakamura, T., Orchiston, W. (eds) The Emergence of Astrophysics in Asia. Historical & Cultural Astronomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62082-4_7

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