Dick, Steven J. (Author)
From astronomy to history of science, astrobiology to astrometry, New Zealand to NASA, the author has enjoyed an eclectic career. Although working for much of his career at the United States Naval Observatory at multiple tasks including classical astrometry, history, and public affairs, his major contributions have been to the history of astronomy, covering periods from the ancient Greeks to the present. He has written on institutional history and the history of ideas, including astrobiology, cosmic evolution, discovery and classification, and the societal impact of astronomy. He has originated or advanced the concepts of cosmotheology, the biological Universe, the postbiological Universe, and the Three Kingdom (3K) system of classification in astronomy. He has argued that the philosophy of astronomy needs to be developed as a coherent discipline, one that could enrich the history of astronomy and astronomy itself. As Chief Historian of NASA he focused on the societal impact of space exploration, and the importance of exploration to society. For better or worse his contributions have been chiefly in the realm of ideas rather than data.
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Francesco Luzzini;
(2018)
Bibliographical Distortions, Distortive Habits: Contextualizing Italian Publications in the History of Science
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Article
Mott T. Greene;
George Gale;
(2022)
Henry R. Frankel (1944–2019)
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Francesco Luzzini;
(2019)
Distorsioni bibliografiche e storture etiche. Le pubblicazioni di storia della scienza nel contesto italiano
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Article
Jacques Lautman;
(2016)
Adieu à Claire Salomon-Bayet (1932-2016)
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Article
Pieter C. Van Der Kruit;
(2023)
Excited states and spontaneous transitions: Astronomer, lecturer, administrator, biographer
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Article
Philippe Huneman;
(2018)
Jean Gayon (1949-2018)
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Article
Scott H Podolsky;
(2023)
Attending to Emotions, as both Caregivers and Historians
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Book
Sherry Turkle;
(2021)
The Empathy Diaries: A Memoir
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Book
Richard S. Ellis;
(2022)
When Galaxies Were Born: The Quest for Cosmic Dawn
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Book
Dick, Steven J.;
(2002)
Sky and Ocean Joined: The U. S. Naval Observatory 1830-2000
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Essay Review
Grattan-Guinness, I.;
(2002)
Truths and Contradictions about Karl Popper
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Article
(2000)
Georges Canguilhem en son temps: études et témoignages. Georges Canguilhem in his time.
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Francesco Calemi;
(2017)
Sottodeterminazione e leggi di natura: Osservazioni sulla tesi Duhem–Quine
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Book
Fabio Minazzi;
(2023)
Ragnate trasparenze. Riflessioni sul modello storiografico di Ludovico Geymonat e la sua Matrioska filosofica
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Simon Mazauric;
(2017)
Le continuisme de Duhem en questions
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Chapter
Jean-François Stoffel;
(2017)
L’interprétation de l’«affaire Galilée» élaborée par Paul Mansion a–t–elle influencé Pierre Duhem?
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Mirella Fortino;
(2017)
Pierre Duhem: Verità, ragione e metodo
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Bird, Alexander;
(2000)
Thomas Kuhn
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Book
Villemaire, Diane Elizabeth Davis;
(2002)
E. A. Burtt: Historian and Philosopher: A Study of the Author of The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Physical Science
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Nye, Mary Jo;
(2010)
Science and Politics in the Philosophy of Science: Popper, Kuhn, and Polanyi
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