Heavenly Mathematics & Cultural Astronomy (GEK1506) - References

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• General Astronomy
• Astronomy and its History
• Calendars and Time
• Ancient Astronomical Instruments
• Astrology
• Navigation
• Archaeoastronomy
• Cultural Astronomy
• Astronomy in Nature
• Eclipses
• Cartography

• General Astronomy
  • Walter Bartky, Highlights of Astronomy, University of Chicago Press, 1935.
  • D. Scott Birney, Observational Astronomy, Cambridge, 1991.
  • Hanbury Brown, Man and the Stars, Oxford University Press, 1978.
  • CHEONG Kam Khow and KAMARIA bte Abdul Ghani, Sky Book for the Tropics, Singapore Science Centre, 1998.
  • Neil F. Comins, Heavenly Errors: Misconceptions About the Real Nature of the Universe, Columbia University Press, 2001.
  • Charles H. Cotter, The Astronomical and Mathematical Foundations of Geography, Hollis & Carter, 1966.
  • Dennis W. Dawson, Out of the Classroom: Observations & Investigations in Astronomy, Brooks/Cole, 2002.
  • Alexander J. Hahn, Basic Calculus: From Archimedes to Newton to its Role in Science, Springer-Verlag, 1998.
  • Willis E. Johnson, Mathematical Geography, American Book Company, 1907.
  • James B. Kaler, The Ever-Changing Sky: A Guide to the Celestial Sphere, Cambridge University Press, 1996.
  • Marc Lachièze-Rey and Jean-Pierre Luminet, Celestial Treasury: From the music of the spheres to the conquest of Space, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
  • Kim Long, The Moon Book: Fascinating Facts About the Magnificent, Mysterious Moon, Johnson Books, 1988.
  • Jean Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, Willmann-Bell Inc., 1998.
  • Jean Meeus, Astronomical Formulæ for Calculators, Willmann-Bell Inc., 1988.
  • Jean Meeus, Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Willmann-Bell Inc., 1997.
  • Jean Meeus, More Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Willmann-Bell Inc., 2002.
  • H. Robert Mills, Practical Astronomy: A User-friendly Handbook for Sky Watchers, Albion Publishing Ltd., 1994.
  • H.R. Mills, Positional Astronomy and Astro-Navigation Made Easy, Stanley Thornes (Publishers) Ltd., 1978.
  • Oliver Montenbruck and Thomas Pfleger; Astronomy on the Personal Computer, Springer-Verlag, 2000.
  • Guy Ottewell, The Astronomical Companion, Universal Workshop, 2000.
  • Jean-Claude Pecker, Understanding the Heavens, Springer-Verlag, 2001.
  • Ivars Peterson, Newton's Clock: Chaos in the Solar System, W.H. Freeman, 1993.
  • Philip Plait: Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing “Hoax”, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002.
  • H.A. Rey, The Stars: A New Way to See Them, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1980.
  • Jay Ryan, Cycles: An Introduction to Astronomy and Time, The Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1997.
  • Eric M. Rogers, Astronomy for the Inquiring Mind, Princeton University Press, 1982.
  • W. Schlosser, T. Schmidt-Kaler and E.F. Milone, Challenges of Astronomy: Hands-on Experiments for the Sky and Laboratory, Springer-Verlag, 1991.
  • P. Kenneth Seidelmann (editor), Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, University Science Books, 1992.
  • W.M. Smart, Textbook on Spherical Astronomy, Cambridge University Press, 1977.
  • Gerald E. Tauber, Man's View of the Universe: A Pictorial History, Crown Publishers, 1979. Reprinted as: Man and the Cosmos: Evolving concepts of the universe from ancient times to today's space probes, Greenwich House, 1982.
  • Stephen Webb, Measuring the Universe: The Cosmological Distance Ladder, Springer-Verlag, 1999.
• Astronomy and its History
  • Asger Aaboe, Episodes From the Early History of Astronomy, Springer, 2001.
  • CHEN Cheng-Yih, Early Chinese Work in Natural Science, Hong Kong University Press, 1996.
  • James Evans, The History & Practice of Ancient Astronomy,Oxford University Press, 1998.
  • James Evans, The division of the Martian eccentricity from Hipparchos to Kepler: A history of the approximations to Kepler motion, American Journal of Physics 56 (Nov. 1988), 1009-1024.
  • Kitty Ferguson, Measuring the Universe, Headline Book Publishing, 2000.
  • Owen Gingerich, The Great Copernicus Chase and Other Adventures in Astronomical History, Cambridge University Press, 1992.
  • Owen Gingerich, The Eye of Heaven: Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, The American Institute of Physics, 1993.
  • Owen Gingerich, The Book Nobody Read: Chasing the Revolutions of Nicholas Copernicus, Walker & Company, 2004.
  • J.L. Heilbron, The Sun in the Church: Cathedrals As Solar Observatories, Harvard University Press, 2001.
  • Norriss S. Hetherington (editor), Cosmology: Historical, Literary, Philosophical, Religious and Scientific Perspectives, Garland Publishing, 1993.
  • Alan W. Hirshfeld, Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos, W.H. Freeman and Company, 2001.
  • Michael Hoskins, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Astronomy, Cambridge University Press, 1997.
  • Thomas S. Kuhn, The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought, Harvard University Press, 1985.
  • Rhonda Martens, Kepler's Philosophy and the New Astronomy, Princeton University Press, 2000.
  • Otto Neugebauer, The Exact Sciences in Antiquity, Dover Publications, Inc., 1969.
  • Olaf Pedersen, Early Physics and Astronomy: A Historical Introduction, Cambridge University Press, 1993.
  • Bruce Stephenson, Kepler's Physical Astronomy, Princeton University Press, 1994.
  • R. Taton and C. Wilson, Planetary astronomy from the Renaissance to the rise of astrophysics, Cambridge University Press, 1989.
  • Hugh Thurston, Early Astronomy, Springer-Verlag, 1996.
  • Albert Van Helden, Measuring the Universe: Cosmic Dimensions from Aristarchus to Halley, The University of Chicago Press, 1985.
  • James R. Voelkel, The Composition of Kepler's Astronomica Nova, Princeton University Press, 2001.
  • Christopher Walker (editor), Astronomy Before the Telescope, St. Martin's Press, 1996.
• Calendars and Time
  • Bonnie Blackburn & Leofranc Holford-Strevens, The Oxford Companion to the Year, Oxford University Press, 1999.
  • Nachum Dershowitz and Edward M. Reingold, Calendrical Calculations: The Millennium Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
  • Gerhard Dohrn-Van Rossum, History of the Hour, The University of Chicago Press, 1996.
  • Dennis D. McCarthy and P. Kenneth Seidelmann, TIME - From Earth Rotation to Atomic Physics, Wiley-VCH, 2009.
  • Mohammad Ilyas, A Modern Guide to Astronomical Calculations of Islamic Calendar, Times and Qibla, Berita Publishing, 1984.
  • Tony Jones, Splitting the Second: The Story of Atomic Time, Institute of Physics Publishing, 2000.
  • Jean Meeus and Denis Savoie, The history of the tropical year, J. Br. Astron. Assoc., 102 (1992), 40-42.
  • E.G. Richards, Mapping Time: The Calendar and its History, Oxford University Press, 1998.
• Ancient Astronomical Instruments
  • Dennis Fisher, Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings, International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1995.
  • Hester Higton, Sundials: An Illustrated History of Portable Dials, Philip Wilson Publishers, 2001.
  • R. Newton Mayall and Margaret W. Mayall, Sundials: Their Construction and Use, Dover Publications, Inc., 1994.
  • Rene R.J. Rohr, Sundials: History, Theory, and Practice, Dover Publications, Inc., 1996.
  • Bruce Stephenson, Marvin Bolt and Anna Felicity Friedman, The Universe Unveiled: Instruments and Images Through History, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
  • Andreas Volwahsen, Cosmic Architecture in India, Prestel-Verlag, 2001.
  • Albert Edmund Waugh, Sundials: Their Theory and Construction, Dover Publications, Inc., 1973.
• Astrology
  • Tamsyn Barton, Ancient Astrology (Sciences of Antiquity Series), Routledge, 1994.
  • Paul Carus, Chinese Astrology, Open Court, 1974.
  • J.C. Eade, The Forgotten Sky: A Guide to Astrology in English Literature, Oxford University Press, 1984.
  • Warren Kenton, Astrology: The Celestial Mirror, Thames and Hudson, Inc., 1989.
  • H.J. Eysenck and D.K.B. Nias, Astrology: Science or Superstition?, St. Martin's Press, 1982.
  • Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec, The Way to Chinese Astrology: The Four Pillars of Destiny, Unwin Paperbacks, 1983.
  • Ronny Martens and Tim Trachet, Making Sense of Astrology, Prometheus Books, 1998.
  • Ove H. Sehested, The Basics of Astrology, Uranus Publishing Company, 1973.
  • Derek Walters, The Complete Guide to Chinese Astrology, Watkins, 2002.
• Navigation
  • Amir D. Aczel, The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention That Changed the World, Harcourt, 2001.
  • William J.H. Andrewes, The Quest for Longitude: The Proceedings of the Longitude Symposium Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts November 4-6, 1993, Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, 1996.
  • David Burch, Emergency Navigation, International Marine, 1986.
  • Charles H. Cotter, The Complete Nautical Astronomer, Hollis & Carter Ltd., 1969.
  • Charles H. Cotter, History of Nautical Astronomy, Hollis & Carter Ltd., 1968.
  • Derek Howse, Greenwich Time and the Longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1997.
  • Peter Ifland, Taking the Stars, Krieger Publishing Company, 1998.
  • David Lewis, We, the Navigators: The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific, University of Hawaii Press, 1994.
  • Dava Sobel, Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time, Penguin Books, 1995.
  • Dava Sobel and William J.H. Andrews, The Illustrated Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time, Fourth Estate Limited, 1998.
  • J.E.D. Williams, From Sails to Satellites: The Origin and Development of Navigational Science, Oxford University Press, 1994.
• Archaeoastronomy
  • Anthony Aveni, Empires of Time, Kodansha International, 1989.
  • Anthony Aveni, Conversing with the planets, Kodansha International, 1992.
  • Anthony Aveni, Behind the Crystal Ball, Random House, Inc., 1996.
  • Anthony Aveni, Stairways to the Stars, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997.
  • Martin Brennan, The Stones of Time: Calendars, Sundials, and Stone Chambers of Ancient Ireland, Inner Traditions International, 1994.
  • Peter Lancaster Brown, Megaliths, Myths and Men: An Introduction to Astro-Archaeology, Dover Publications, Inc., 1976.
  • Evan Hadingham, Early Man and the Cosmos, Walker and Company, 1984.
  • E.C. Krupp, Echoes of the Ancient Skies, Oxford University Press, 1983.
  • E.C. Krupp, Beyond the Blue Horizon, Oxford University Press, 1991.
  • E.C. Krupp, Skywatchers, Shamans & Kings, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997.
  • John North, Stonehenge: A New Interpretation of Prehistoric Man and the Cosmos,The Free Press, 1996.
  • Clive Ruggles, Astronomy in Prehistoric Britain and Ireland, Yale University Press, 1999.
• Cultural Astronomy
  • Alison Cornish, Reading Dante's Stars, Yale University Press, 2000.
  • Roger Highfield, The Physics of Christmas, Back Bay Books, 1998.
  • Mark Kidger, The Star of Bethlehem: An Astronomer's View, Princeton University Press, 1999.
  • Stephen C. McCluskey, Astronomies and Cultures in Early Medieval Europe, Cambridge University Press, 1998.
  • Michael R. Molnar, The Star of Bethlehem: The Legacy of the Magi, Rutgers University Press, 1999.
  • J.D. North, Chaucer's Universe, Oxford University Press, 1988.
  • J.D. North, The Ambassadors' Secret: Holbein and the World of the Renaissance, Hambledon and London, 2002.
• Astronomy in Nature
  • John Imbrie and Katherine Palmer Imbrie, Ice Ages: Solving the Mystery, Harvard University Press, 1979.
  • Fergus J. Wood, Tidal Dynamics: Coastal Flooding, and Cycles of Gravitational Force, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1986.
• Eclipses
  • David and Carol Allen, Eclipse, Allen & Unwin, 1987.
  • Duncan Steel, Eclipses, Headline Book Publishing, 1999.
• Cartography
  • Lloyd Arnold Brown, The Story of Maps, Dover Publications, Inc., 1977.
  • John Noble Wilford, The Mapmakers, Alfred A Knopf, 2000.
  • Jeffrey Burton Russell, Inventing the Flat Earth: Columbus and Modern Historians, Praeger Publishers, 1991.

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