Article ID: CBB851285216

Madeira: 300 years of an astronomical site (2024)

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The history of science in islands is not a well worked out discipline. This article offers the first thorough historical account of astronomical activities at Madeira, from the discovery of the uninhabited island in the fifteenth century (600 years ago), through its establishment as an astronomical observatory (300 years ago) and up to the recent past.

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Authors & Contributors
Lequeux, James
Bartolucci, Jorge
Bianchi, Silvia De
Boner, Patrick J.
Bonifácio, Vitor
Brouzeng, Paul
Journals
Annals of Science: The History of Science and Technology
Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences
Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
HOPOS
Indian Journal of History of Science
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Publishers
Springer
Cambridge University Press
Ashgate
Éditions du Comité des Travaux Historiques et Scientifiques
Olschki
Tredition Science
Concepts
Astronomy
Cosmology
Astronomical observatories
Scientific communities; interprofessional relations
Radio astronomy
Stars; stellar astronomy
People
Galilei, Galileo
Bracewell, Ronald N.
Calvino, Italo
Cassini, Jean Dominique
Christiansen, Wilbur Norman
Alighieri, Dante
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Modern
Early modern
19th century
20th century
Ancient
18th century
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France
India
Europe
Mexico
Rome (Italy)
Australia
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
Observatoire de Paris
British Astronomical Association
Observatório Astronómico de Coimbra
Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa
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