书目名称 | The History of Modern Astronomy in Japan |
编辑 | Tomokazu Kogure |
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概述 | Illustrates the evolution of astronomy in Japan by highlighting important pioneers in each period.Serves as a valuable resource on the history of modern Japan.Compares the history of astrophysics in E |
丛书名称 | Historical & Cultural Astronomy |
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描述 | .This book considers the history of modern astronomy and astrophysics in Japan by comparing with the development of astrophysics in western countries. Astrophysics essentially arose in three separate fields: astronomical spectroscopy, stellar structure, and survey of celestial objects..This book introduces readers to the state of astronomy back to the Tokugawa era (18th – 19th centuries), when the chief task of astronomers was limited to the calendar making. With the so-called Meiji revolution (1868), the situation drastically changed. The Meiji Government promoted the modernization of Japan by hiring numbers of foreign instructors in political, social, and cultural affairs, including Construction of Observatory and University. Then the foreign studies of Japanese researchers lasted for many years. After the Second World War, Japan experienced great social and economical growth allowing the constructions of large optical, radio, and space instruments. With this background astrophysics progressed and eventually flourished. The book ends by highlighting Japanese contributions to international collaboration up to the early 21st century..Readers of this book will understand how astroph |
出版日期 | Book 2021 |
关键词 | Japanese Astronomy; Subaru telescope; ALMA; Asian-Pacific IAU Meeting; Radio astronomy; Optical telescope |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57061-3 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-57063-7 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-57061-3Series ISSN 2509-310X Series E-ISSN 2509-3118 |
issn_series | 2509-310X |
copyright | Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 |