Chushiro Hayashi (1920-2010) earned a physics degree from the University of Tokyo in 1942, followed by a doctorate in 1954. Following postwar naval service, he became a professor at Kyoto University ...

pt. I. Ancient astronomy, from its origins to the end of the Middle Ages. The origins of astronomy -- Primitive astronomy in China, Chaldea and Egypt -- The cosmology of primitive peoples -- The ...

Originally published in England under the title The Fontana history of astronomy and cosmology. Statement of responsibility from jacket. Prehistory -- Ancient Egypt -- Mesopotamia -- The Greek and ...

The Star Manual of Master Shi is an ancient Chinese star catalog now claimed by astronomers at the Chinese National Astronomical Observatories (NAO) to be the oldest surviving star catalog globally.

Women and ethnic minority groups are still significantly underrepresented in astronomy and geophysics despite attempts to bring about change over the past decade, research has shown.