Orchiston, Wayne (Editor)
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.
...MoreReview 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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
Chapter Wayne Orchiston (2016) Introduction. In: Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits (pp. 1-29).
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).
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).
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).
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).
Chapter
Wayne Orchiston;
(2016)
Introduction
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Article
W. Orchiston;
(2012)
The 1874 Transit of Venus: New Zealand's First Foray into International Astronomy
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Book
Higgitt, Rebekah;
(2014)
Maskelyne: Astronomer Royal
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Chapter
Wayne Orchiston;
(2016)
The Skies Over Aotearoa/New Zealand: Astronomy from a Maori Perspective
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Book
Wayne Orchiston;
(2015)
Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits
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Article
Wright, Aaron Sidney;
(2009)
“I Hold Every Properly Qualified Navigator to Be a Philosopher”: The Making of the U.S. Naval Observatory's Global Laboratory
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Chapter
Wayne Orchiston;
(2016)
Refining the Astronomical Unit: Queenstown and the 1874 Transit of Venus
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Chapter
Wayne Orchiston;
(2016)
The 1874 and 1882 Transits of Venus: An Overview
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Chapter
Wayne Orchiston;
(2016)
The Historic Astronomical Observatories in the Wellington Botanic Garden: A Brief Introduction
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Article
Rieznik, Marina;
(2010)
El Bureau des Longitudes y la fundación del Observatorio de La Plata en la Argentina (1882--1890)
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Article
Richard De Grijs;
(2023)
Astronomical tent observatories: Relics of a bygone era
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Article
Kapoor, R. C.;
(2014)
Indian Astronomy and the Transits of Venus. 2: The 1874 Event
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Chapter
Wayne Orchiston;
(2016)
The ‘Cook’ Gregorian Telescope in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
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Article
Wayne Orchiston;
(2017)
Cook, Green, Maskelyne and the 1769 transit of Venus: the legacy of the Tahitian observations
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Article
Fara, Patricia;
(2003)
Joseph Banks: Pacific Pictures
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Book
Chauvin, Michael;
(2004)
Hōkūloa: The British 1874 Transit of Venus Expedition to Hawai'i
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Article
Robin JH Clark;
Michael J. Kelly;
(2012)
New Zealand-born Fellows of the Royal Society
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Book
John Andrews;
(2009)
No Other Home Than This: A History of European New Zealanders
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Chapter
Holbrook, Jarita C.;
(2012)
Celestial Navigation and Technological Change on Moce Island
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Article
Baig i Aleu, Marià;
(2009)
Les Observacions astronòmiques i meteorològiques de Domènec Badia (Alí Bei) en el seu viatge per terres d'Àfrica i d'Àsia
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