Applied and Computational Historical Astronomy – A well-rounded anthology on fascinating topics
‘Computational History’ derives history from data and relies on the technologies of the digital humanities. ‘Computational History of Science’ addresses questions of history by evaluating historical data, e.g., for tracing back copying traditions and conclude on transfer and transformation of data and knowledge. The term ‘Applied Historical Astronomy’, in contrast, tries to address questions of contemporary science by evaluating historical data in comparison with most recent data. According to the author of this new book, this opens new possibilities, e.g., in the search for stellar transients among historical data. In the chapter by Hoffmann and Vogt, the book focuses on the stellar transients among all the topics mentioned above. Philipp Protte, on the other hand, discusses the accuracy of magnitudes and positions in ancient star catalogues, while Andreas Schrimpf and Frank Verbunt present an analysis of an early modern star catalogue.
The anthology “Applied and Computational Historical Astronomy”, edited and published by Gudrun Wolfschmidt, also includes an analysis of the visibility of celestial objects for naked-eye observers by Victor Reijs. Björn Kunzmann showcases some important variable stars in the history of astronomy. Rene Hudec presents astronomical photographic archives as a valuable data source for modern astrophysics. José M. Vaquero discusses the studies on solar observations made during the last four centuries. More technical are the contributions of Georg Zotti on Stellarium and Karsten Markus-Schnabel on data-mining and data-processing technologies. Ido Yavetz & Luca Beisel are developing a digital tool of computational history of science for the simulation of pre-modern astronomical models. Gerd Graßhoff focuses more on the application of computational history with regard to Kepler’s Astronomia Nova while Tim Karberg presents an analysis of the astronomical orientation of buildings in the North Sudan.
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