Book ID: CBB116264493

Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits (2016)

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Orchiston, Wayne (Editor)


Springer
Astrophysics and space science library


Publication Date: 2016
Physical Details: 688 pp.

Dr. Orchiston is a foremost authority on the subject of New Zealand astronomy, and here are the collected papers of his fruitful studies in this area, including both those published many years ago and new material. The papers herein review traditional Maori astronomy, examine the appearance of nautical astronomy practiced by Cook and his astronomers on their various stopovers in New Zealand during their three voyagers to the South Seas, and also explore notable nineteenth century New Zealand observatories historically, from significant telescopes now located in New Zealand to local and international observations made during the 1874 and 1882 transits of Venus and the nineteenth and twentieth century preoccupation of New Zealand amateur astronomers with comets and meteors. New Zealand astronomy has a truly rich history, extending from the Maori civilization in pre-European times through to the years when explorers and navigators discovered the region, up to pioneering research on the newly emerging field of radio astronomy during WWII and in the immediate post-war years. A complete survey of a neglected but rich national astronomical history, this does the subject full and comprehensive justice.

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Review Peter Robertson (2017) Review of "Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits". Historical Records of Australian Science (pp. 198-199). unapi

Includes Chapters

Chapter Wayne Orchiston (2016) The Thames Observatories of John Grigg. In: Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits (pp. 271-291). unapi

Chapter Wayne Orchiston (2016) Astronomy on Cook’s Second Voyage: Dusky Sound and Queen Charlotte Sound, 1773–1774. In: Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits (pp. 149-185). unapi

Chapter Wayne Orchiston (2016) Astronomy on Cook’s Third Voyage: Queen Charlotte Sound, 1777. In: Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits (pp. 187-203). unapi

Chapter Wayne Orchiston (2016) Refining the Astronomical Unit: Queenstown and the 1874 Transit of Venus. In: Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits (pp. 421-443). unapi

Chapter Wayne Orchiston (2016) The ‘Cook’ Gregorian Telescope in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. In: Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits (pp. 207-226). unapi

Chapter Wayne Orchiston (2016) The Wanganui Refractor and Its Remarkable English Equatorial Mounting. In: Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits (pp. 293-313). unapi

Chapter Wayne Orchiston (2016) The Skies Over Aotearoa/New Zealand: Astronomy from a Maori Perspective. In: Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits (pp. 33-88). unapi

Chapter Wayne Orchiston (2016) Stephen Carkeek, the Wellington Time Ball, and New Zealand’s Oldest Surviving Observatory. In: Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits (pp. 227-247). unapi

Chapter Wayne Orchiston (2016) From Crossley to Carter: The Life and Times of an Historic Cooke Refractor. In: Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits (pp. 337-367). unapi

Chapter Wayne Orchiston (2016) Joseph Ward: Pioneer New Zealand Telescope-Maker. In: Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits (pp. 315-335). unapi

Chapter Wayne Orchiston (2016) Introduction. In: Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits (pp. 1-29). unapi

Chapter Wayne Orchiston (2016) Mahutonga: Did Proto-Polynesian Astronomers Record the Supernova of AD 185?. In: Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits (pp. 89-104). unapi

Chapter Wayne Orchiston (2016) The Historic Astronomical Observatories in the Wellington Botanic Garden: A Brief Introduction. In: Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits (pp. 249-269). unapi

Chapter Wayne Orchiston (2016) Astronomy on Cook’s First Voyage: Mercury Bay and Queen Charlotte Sound, 1769–1770. In: Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits (pp. 107-147). unapi

Chapter Wayne Orchiston (2016) The 1874 and 1882 Transits of Venus: An Overview. In: Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits (pp. 371-419). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Orchiston, Wayne
Orchiston, Wayne
Robin JH Clark
John Robert Haydon Andrews
Grijs, Richard de
Wright, Aaron Sidney
Concepts
Astronomy
Venus
Observation
Astronomical observatories
Eclipses; transits; occultations; conjunctions
Travel; exploration
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century
Places
New Zealand
Great Britain
Fiji
Tahiti
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Hawaii (U.S.)
Institutions
Great Britain. Board of Longitude
United States Naval Observatory
Royal Society of London
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