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Title: |
Astronomical Heritage of the Middle East
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Volume: |
520
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Year: |
2019
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Editors: |
Sona V. Farmanyan, Areg M. Mickaelian, J. McKim Malville, and Mohammad Bagheri
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Synopsis: |
Astronomical Heritage of the Middle East, Proceedings of an International Conference held at the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia, 13-17 November 2017.
This volume presents the proceedings of an international conference devoted to the role of astronomy in culture and other fields of human activity and development. In the modern era, astronomy plays a leading role in the formation and development of inter- and multi-disciplinary sciences. Astronomy has reached high level of development, and recently new disciplines have been created, such as Astrochemistry, Astrobiology, Astroinformatics, and Astrolinguistics. Archaeoastronomy plays an important role in culture and in the heritage of nations; chronologies and calendars were created on the basis of astronomical knowledge. Cultural Astronomy also plays an important role in the development of scientific tourism and scientific journalism. The conference was aimed at the development of astronomy-related interdisciplinary sciences and building collaborations in the countries of the European and Asian regions. This volume contains the best current knowledge in various areas of astronomy and culture by experts from different professions.
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ISBN: |
978-1-58381-927-2
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eISBN:
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978-1-58381-928-9
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Paper Title |
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Authors |
Front Matter |
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Volume Cover |
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Front Matter |
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Conference Photos |
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Part I. Introduction |
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Armenian Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture |
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Mickaelian, A. M.; Farmanyan, S. V. |
Part II. Ancient Astronomy |
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Environmental and Societal Determinants of Ancient Astronomies |
17 |
Malville, J. M. |
Astronomical Heritage of Iran |
27 |
Gheydari, S. N. |
Astronomers and Observatories in Egypt During the Period 969–1914 AD |
33 |
Hady, A. A. |
Jewish Chronology and Astronomy |
45 |
Cohen, A. |
Ancient Astronomical Knowledge: the Unity of Diversity |
59 |
Simonia, I. |
History of Astronomy: Per Aspera Ad Astra |
71 |
Yeghiazaryan, A. A. |
When Ibn Si̅na̅ Saw Venus on the Disc of the Sun |
75 |
Kapoor, R. |
Comet Observations in Arab Heritage Books: Did the Arabs Discover the Periodicity of Comets Before Edmund Halley? |
83 |
Konsul, E. K. |
The Expedition of M. R. Štefánik to Observe the Total Solar Eclipse in 1907 from Turkestan |
89 |
Hyklová, P. |
Part III. Astronomical Heritage for the Future |
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Development of Astronomy in Turkey |
95 |
Aliş, S. |
Digitized First Byurakan Survey (DFBS) as UNESCO “Memory of the World” Documentary Heritage |
105 |
Mickaelian, A. M.; Sargsyan, L. A.; Mikayelyan, G. A.; Erastova, L. K.; Gigoyan, K. S.; Sinamyan, P. K.; Hovhannisyan, L. R. |
BAO Plate Archive Heritage |
117 |
Mickaelian, A. M.; Erastova, L. K.; Gyulzadyan, M. V.; Ohanian, G. B.; Gigoyan, K. S.; Mikayelyan, G. A.; Sinamyan, P. K.; Paronyan, G. M. |
Digital Projection of Ancient Astronomical Heritage |
127 |
Simonia, T.; Simonia, I. |
Part IV. Astronomical Heritage for Science |
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The Astronomical Orientations of Sacred Buildings in the Levant During the Bronze and Iron Ages |
135 |
Polcaro, A.; Polcaro, V. F. |
A Pluralistic Vein in the Early Eighteenth Century in Europe\footnotemark |
151 |
Capaccioli, M. |
Clarification of Unknown Phenomena Using Historical Star Catalogs and Charts |
163 |
Fujiwara, T.; Hirai, M. |
The Scientific Method: An Approach of Developing Cosmology |
171 |
Kahil, M. E.; Hady, A. A. |
Part V. Astronomical Heritage in Literature and Culture |
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The Starmus Festival – Our Primary Goal: Science Communication |
181 |
Israelian, G. |
Kushyar ibn Labban's Scientific Legacy |
185 |
Bagheri, M. |
Some Astronomical-Cosmic Realities in the Armenian Epic “Sasna Tzrer” |
191 |
Broutian, G. |
Sunrise as Precondition for the Orientation of Grave-Tombs in Ancient Armenia |
199 |
Simonyan, H. Y. |
The First Cosmological Works (Rasāʾil al-Hayʾa) in the Islamic Period: a Comparison between al-Farghānī's Jawāmiʿ ʿIlm al-Nujūm and the 3rd Book of Kūshyār's al-Zīj al-Jāmiʿ |
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Ghalandari, H. |
Transylvanian Astronomical Observatories in the 18th Century |
213 |
Szenkovits, F. |
Vsevolod Viktorovich Stratonov (1869–1938): an Astronomer Driven by Fate from the Middle East to Prague |
221 |
Šolc, M.; Hyklová, P. |
Heavenly Bodies and Phenomena as a Basis for Poetical Images in the Works of Missak Metsarents |
229 |
Arakelyan, K. |
Part VI. Astronomical Heritage in “Language” |
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Armenian Names in the Universe |
235 |
Mickaelian, A. M.; Farmanyan, S. V. |
Part VII. Astronomical Heritage for Outreach and Tourism |
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Astronomical Heritage as a Separate Direction in Scientific Tourism |
249 |
Tashchyan, D. |
Astronomical Tourism Sites in Armenia |
253 |
Farmanyan, S. V.; Mickaelian, A. M. |
Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory as a Tourism Center |
259 |
Farmanyan, S. V.; Harutyunyan, V. L.; Mikayelyan, G. A.; Mickaelian, A. M. |
Part VIII. Astronomical Heritage for Development |
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IAU Regional Office of Astronomy for Development: Coordination in Southwest and Central Asia |
267 |
Mickaelian, A. M.; Farmanyan, S. V.; Mikayelyan, G. A. |
Astronomy Development in Perú Through Two Generations: the Good and the Bad |
279 |
Ishitsuka, J. K.; Ishitsuka, M. |
Under the Kyrgyz Sky: from Astronomy to Development |
285 |
Gradzka, E. |
Armenian Astronomical Society (ArAS) Current Activities |
295 |
Mickaelian, A. M.; Farmanyan, S. V.; Mikayelyan, G. A. |
Back Matter |
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Back Matter |
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