Overview: Contains recent research by some of the world‘s foremost historians of astronomy.Spreads its thematic and geographical net widely by including a fascinating mix of material drawn from Asia, Australia,With just 400 pages, this title provides readers with the results of recent research from some of the world‘s leading historians of astronomy on aspects of Arabic, Australian, Chinese, Japanese, and North and South American astronomy and astrophysics. Of particular note are the sections on Arabic astronomy, Asian applied astronomy and the history of Australian radio astronomy, and the ch
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