Italian Contributions to Planetary Astronomy
From the Discovery of Ceres to Pluto's Orbit
Series: Historical & Cultural Astronomy;
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Product details:
- Publisher Springer
- Date of Publication 8 April 2025
- Number of Volumes 1 pieces, Book
- ISBN 9783031483912
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages153 pages
- Size 235x155 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 19 Illustrations, black & white; 47 Illustrations, color 700
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Short description:
This book describes the most important contributions of Italian astronomers to the development of planetary astronomy during the nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth century. This journey through what may be regarded as the golden era of Italian astronomy commences with the discovery of Ceres, the first asteroid, now classified as a dwarf planet, and culminates in the role played by the Padua Observatory in calculating Pluto?s orbit in the 1930s. Along the way, a wealth of information is provided on the discovery of many comets and asteroids, early spectroscopic observations, drawings of planets and comets, calculations of orbits and ephemerides, and much more. The contributions of such famous figures as Giovanni Schiaparelli, Giovanni Battista Donati, Angelo Secchi, and Annibale De Gasparis are fully explained. Many of the described results are still of interest for modern astronomy, and the book appeals to a wide readership, including scholars, historians, astronomers, and the general public.
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This book describes the most important contributions of Italian astronomers to the development of planetary astronomy during the nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth century. This journey through what may be regarded as the golden era of Italian astronomy commences with the discovery of Ceres, the first asteroid, now classified as a dwarf planet, and culminates in the role played by the Padua Observatory in calculating Pluto?s orbit in the 1930s. Along the way, a wealth of information is provided on the discovery of many comets and asteroids, early spectroscopic observations, drawings of planets and comets, calculations of orbits and ephemerides, and much more. The contributions of such famous figures as Giovanni Schiaparelli, Giovanni Battista Donati, Angelo Secchi, and Annibale De Gasparis are fully explained. Many of the described results are still of interest for modern astronomy, and the book appeals to a wide readership, including scholars, historians, astronomers, and the general public.
Table of Contents:
1. A look back to Galileo by Giorgio Strano.- 2. The discovery of Ceres, a sort of ?scientific comedy? by Ileana Chinnici.- 3. Schiaparelli?s studies about Mars, asteroids and shooting stars by Mario Carpino and Agnese Mandrino.- 4. Comet observers in Florence by Simone Bianchi, Daniele Galli and Antonella Gasperini.- 5. Angelo Secchi and planetary astronomy by Aldo Altamore, William Sheehan and Richard McKim.- 6. Transit of Venus 1874: an Italian expedition to Bengal by Giuseppe Massone.- 7. De Gasparis? asteroids by Mauro Gargano.- 8. Catania Observatory and Eros parallax by Gianfranco Occhipinti.- 9. The last ?Italian? asteroids by Giuseppe Massone.- 10. Pluto?s orbit: the Paduan contribution by Valeria Zanini and Simone Zaggia.
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