04072nam a22006135i 4500 978-3-031-48389-9 DE-He213 20251030111742.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240321s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031483899 978-3-031-48389-9 10.1007/978-3-031-48389-9 doi QB500.5-785 PHV bicssc PGS bicssc SCI005000 bisacsh PHV thema PGS thema Italian Contributions to Planetary Astronomy [electronic resource] : From the Discovery of Ceres to Pluto's Orbit / edited by Ileana Chinnici. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024. VII, 153 p. 66 illus., 47 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Historical & Cultural Astronomy, 2509-3118 1. A look back to Galileo by Giorgio Strano -- 2. The discovery of Ceres, a sort of “scientific comedy” by Ileana Chinnici -- 3. Schiaparelli’s studies about Mars, asteroids and shooting stars by Mario Carpino and Agnese Mandrino -- 4. Comet observers in Florence by Simone Bianchi, Daniele Galli and Antonella Gasperini -- 5. Angelo Secchi and planetary astronomy by Aldo Altamore, William Sheehan and Richard McKim -- 6. Transit of Venus 1874: an Italian expedition to Bengal by Giuseppe Massone -- 7. De Gasparis’ asteroids by Mauro Gargano -- 8. Catania Observatory and Eros parallax by Gianfranco Occhipinti -- 9. The last “Italian” asteroids by Giuseppe Massone -- 10. Pluto’s orbit: the Paduan contribution by Valeria Zanini and Simone Zaggia. This book describes the most important contributions of Italian astronomers to the development of planetary astronomy during the nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth century. This journey through what may be regarded as the golden era of Italian astronomy commences with the discovery of Ceres, the first asteroid, now classified as a dwarf planet, and culminates in the role played by the Padua Observatory in calculating Pluto’s orbit in the 1930s. Along the way, a wealth of information is provided on the discovery of many comets and asteroids, early spectroscopic observations, drawings of planets and comets, calculations of orbits and ephemerides, and much more. The contributions of such famous figures as Giovanni Schiaparelli, Giovanni Battista Donati, Angelo Secchi, and Annibale De Gasparis are fully explained. Many of the described results are still of interest for modern astronomy, and the book appeals to a wide readership, including scholars, historians, astronomers, and the general public. Solar system. 73915 Astronomy. 72908 Astronomy Observations. 67976 Astrophysics. 68037 Physics Philosophy. 70515 Space Physics. 73916 Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences. 73917 Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. 67977 Astrophysics. 68037 Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy. 73918 Chinnici, Ileana. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 73919 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031483882 Printed edition: 9783031483905 Printed edition: 9783031483912 Historical & Cultural Astronomy, 2509-3118 73920 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48389-9 ZDB-2-PHA ZDB-2-SXP 58629 58629