Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy Trials Tribulations Telescopes and Transits 1st Edition by Wayne Orchiston ISBN 3319225650‎ 978-3319225654

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ISBN 10: 3319225650

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Author: Wayne Orchiston

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.

Table of contents:

Part I: Pre-European Astronomy in the Pacific

Chapter 2: The Skies over Aotearoa/New Zealand

Chapter 3: Mahutonga

Part II: Cook Voyage Astronomy and New Zealand

Chapter 4: Astronomy on Cook’s First Voyage

Chapter 5: Astronomy on Cook’s Second Voyage

Chapter 6: Astronomy on Cook’s Third Voyage

Part III: Fundamental Astronomy

Chapter 7: The ‘Cook’ Gregorian Telescope in The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Chapter 8: Stephen Carkeek, the Wellington Time Ball, and New Zealand’s Oldest ‘Surviving’ Observatory

Chapter 9: The Historic Astronomical Observatories in the Wellington Botanic Garden

Chapter 10: The Thames Observatory of John Grigg

Chapter 11: The Wanganui Refractor and its Remarkable English Equatorial Mounting

Chapter 12: Joseph Ward

Chapter 13: From Crossley to Carter

Part IV: Transits of Venus

Chapter 14: The 1874 and 1882 Transits of Venus

Chapter 15: Refining the Astronomical Unit

Part V: Stunning Spectacles

Chapter 16: An Amazing Public Spectacle

Chapter 17: John Grigg and the Genesis of Cometary Astronomy in New Zealand

Chapter 18: C.J. Westland and Comet C/1914 S1 (Campbell)

Chapter 19: A Catholic Approach to Astronomy

Part VI: Other Notable Astronomers and Their Activities

Chapter 20: Great Comets, and Wellington’s Earliest European Astronomers

Chapter 21: Henry Severn

Chapter 22: John Grigg and his Pioneering Astronomical Photography

Part VII: Opening a New Window on the Universe

Chapter 23: Dr Elizabeth Alexander and the Mysterious ‘Norfolk Island Effect’

Chapter 24: John Bolton, Gordon Stanley, Bruce Slee and the Riddle of the ‘Radio Stars’

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