JOURNAL OF ASTRONOMICAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE


Volume 17

Vol. 17 No. 1 Mar/Apr 2014
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Highlighting the history of Japanese radio astronomy. 3: Early solar radio research at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory Hiroshi Nakajima, Masato Ishiguro, Wayne Orchiston, Kenji Akabane, Shinzo Enome†, Masa Hayashi, Norio Kaifu, Tsuko Nakamura and Atsushi Tsuchiya 2
Ancient astronomical culture in Ukraine. 1: Finds relating to the Paleolithic Era Irina B. Vavilova and Tetyana G. Artemenko 29
The beginnings of modern astronomy at the University of St Andrews Alan H. Batten 39
Twenty-five years of helioseismology research in Uzbekistan Sh. A. Ehgamberdiev, E. Fossat and A.V. Serebryanskiy 45
The astronomy of two Indian tribes: the Banjaras and the Kolams M.N. Vahia, Ganesh Halkare, Kishore Menon and Harini Calamur 65
The 1761 discovery of Venus’ atmosphere: Lomonosov and others Vladimir Shiltsev85
Indian astronomy and the transits of Venus. 2: The 1874 eventR.C. Kapoor 113
Book Reviews
L’Observatoire de Paris: 350 Ans de Science, edited by Laurence Bobis and James LequeuxWilliam Tobin136
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Vol. 17 No. 2 Jul/Aug 2014
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Editorial Duane W. Hamacher and Wayne Orchiston140
Papers: Ethnoastronomy of Aboriginal Australians
Songlines and navigation in Wardaman and other Australian Aboriginal cultures Ray P. Norris and Bill Yidumduma Harney141
Star maps and travelling to ceremonies: the Euahlayi People and their use of the night sky Robert S. Fuller, Michelle Trudgett, Ray P. Norris and Michael G. Anderson149
Are supernovae recorded in indigenous astronomical traditions? Duane W. Hamacher 161
The emu sky knowledge of the Kamilaroi and Euahlayi Peoples Robert S. Fuller, Michael G. Anderson, Ray P. Norris and Michelle Trudgett171
Aboriginal astronomical traditions from Ooldea, South Australia. Part 1: Nyeeruna and ‘The Orion Story’ Trevor M. Leaman and Duane W. Hamacher180
Dreamtime astronomy: development of a new indigenous program at Sydney Observatory Geoffrey Wyatt, Toner Stephenson and Duane W. Hamacher195
The Ilgarijiri Project: A collaboration between Aboriginal communities and radio astronomers in the Murchison Region of Western Australia John Goldsmith205
Other Papers
The possible astronomical function of the El Molle stone circle at the ESO Observatory, La Silla. II: The updated measurement campaign Gabriella Bernardi, Alberto Vecchiato and Beatrice Bucciarelli216
The Sardinian type underground well temple at Garlo, Bulgaria: an architectural and astronomical survey Lyubomir Tsonev and Dimiter Kolev222
Book Review
A Single Sky: How an International Community Forged the Science of Radio Astronomy, by David P.D. MunnsPeter Robertson238
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Vol. 17 No. 3 Nov/Dec 2014
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The Stebbins Galaxy: the origins of interstellar medium studies in the shrinking super-galaxy James Lattis240
Burmese shadow calculations Lars Gislén and Chris Eade258
The discovery of quasars and its aftermath K.I. Kellermann 267
John Bolton and the discovery of discrete radio sources Peter Robertson, Wayne Orchiston and Bruce Slee 283
The Aboriginal Australian cosmic landscape. Part 1: the ethnobotany of the skyworld Philip A. Clarke307
Declinations in the Almagest: accuracy, epoch, and observers John C. Brandt, Peter Zimmer and Patricia B. Jones 326
Harvey Butcher: a passion for astronomical instrumentation Ragbir Bhathal339
An historical perspective on the suspected meteorite impact sites of Tennessee. 1: The Dycus Structure J.R.H. Ford, Wayne Orchiston and Ron Clendening 352
Index to volume 17 365
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