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This edited volume charts the history of celestial navigation over the course of five centuries. Written by a group of historians and scientists, it analyzes how competing navigation systems, technologies, and institutions emerged and developed,...
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This edited volume charts the history of celestial navigation over the course of five centuries. Written by a group of historians and scientists, it analyzes how competing navigation systems, technologies, and institutions emerged and developed, with a focus on the major players in the US and the UK.
The history covers the founding of the Royal Observatory; the first printing of a Nautical Almanac; the founding of the US and UK Nautical Almanac Offices; the creation of international standards for reference systems and astronomical constants; and the impact of 20th century technology on the field, among other topics. Additionally, the volume analyzes the present role and status of celestial navigation, particularly with respect to modern radio and satellite navigation systems.
With its diverse authorship and nontechnical language, this book will appeal to any reader interested in the history of science, technology, astronomy, and navigation overthe ages.
Dr. Seidelmann has taught courses in Celestial Mechanics at Catholic University of America and the University of Maryland. He is coauthor of three books, "Fundamentals of Astrometry", "TIME, From Earth Rotation to Atomic Physics" (1st and 2nd Editions), and "Celestial Mechanics and Astrodynamics: Theory and Practice". Additionally, he is coeditor of the "Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac".
Dr. Seidelmann is a member of the International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society, American Institute of Astronautics and Aeronautics, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Omicron Delta Kappa, and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Navigation, and the Royal Astronomical Society.
Catherine Hohenkerk started her working life straight from school in 1971, at Royal Greenwich Observatory (RGO). She spent the first four years in the Solar Department while studying (day-release) fora Higher National Certificate in mathematics, statistics and
Hohenkerk is fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation and the Royal Astronomical Society and a member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), in particular, Division A Fundamental Astronomy. She has been President of IAU Commissions 4 Ephemerides (2012-2015) and A3 (2015-2018), Fundamental Standards. Currently she is Chair of the IAU Working Group Standard of Fundamental Astronomy (SOFA), which provides software that supports IAU Resolutions.
- 2020, 1st ed. 2020, 332 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: P. Kenneth Seidelmann, Catherine Y. Hohenkerk
- Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH
- ISBN-10: 3030436314
- ISBN-13: 9783030436315
- Erscheinungsdatum: 29.06.2020
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