Search

Your search keyword '"Orchiston, Wayne"' showing total 1,135 results
Start Over Author "Orchiston, Wayne"

Refine your results

more »

more »

more »

more »

more »
1,135 results on '"Orchiston, Wayne"'

1. Golden Years of Australian Radio Astronomy

Author

Orchiston, Wayne, Robertson, Peter, and Sullivan III, Woodruff T.

Subjects
History of radio astronomy, CSIRO Radiophysics Laboratory, John Bolton, Taffy Bowen, Chris Christiansen, Discrete radio sources, Field stations, Hydrogen-line studies, Frank Kerr, Mills Cross, Bernie Mills, Parkes Radio Telescope, Joe Pawsey, Ruby Payne-Scott, Radio source surveys, Radioheliograph, Sea interferometers, Alex Shain, Solar bursts and eclipses, bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PD Science: general issues::PDX History of science, bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PG Astronomy, space & time
Abstract

The evolution of Australian radio astronomy from 1945 to 1960 has been studied in detail by numerous historians of science in recent years. This Open Access book is the first to present an overview of this remarkable chapter in Australian science. The book begins in the post-war period, as the Radiophysics Laboratory in Sydney switched from secret wartime research on radar to peacetime applications of this new technology. Next follows the detection of radio waves from space and the ensuing transformation of this fledgling science into the dominant research program at the Radiophysics Lab. Drawing from this history, the book shows how by 1960 the Radiophysics Lab had become the largest and most successful radio astronomy group in the world. The final chapter presents an overview of Australian radio astronomy from 1960 to the present day, as Australia prepares to co-host the multi-national, multi-billion-dollar Square Kilometre Array. Nearly 300 high-quality images complement the text, drawn from a wide range of sources including the extensive collection held by the CSIRO Radio Astronomy Image Archive. The book will be an essential reference for readers interested in the scientific and cultural development of radio astronomy. This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

5. Where did it all Lead?

Author

Orchiston, Wayne, Robertson, Peter, Sullivan III, Woodruff T., ORCHISTON, WAYNE, Series Editor, EVANS, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, GOSS, MILLER, Editorial Board Member, ROTHENBERG, MARC, Series Editor, HAMACHER, DUANE, Editorial Board Member, CUNNINGHAM, CLIFFORD, Series Editor, LEQUEUX, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, MITTON, SIMON, Editorial Board Member, RUGGLES, CLIVE, Editorial Board Member, TRIMBLE, VIRGINIA, Editorial Board Member, WOLFSCHMIDT, GUDRUN, Editorial Board Member, BELL, TRUDY, Editorial Board Member, Orchiston, Wayne, Robertson, Peter, and Sullivan III, Woodruff T.

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

6. Frontier Life at the Field Stations

Author

Orchiston, Wayne, Robertson, Peter, Sullivan III, Woodruff T., ORCHISTON, WAYNE, Series Editor, EVANS, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, GOSS, MILLER, Editorial Board Member, ROTHENBERG, MARC, Series Editor, HAMACHER, DUANE, Editorial Board Member, CUNNINGHAM, CLIFFORD, Series Editor, LEQUEUX, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, MITTON, SIMON, Editorial Board Member, RUGGLES, CLIVE, Editorial Board Member, TRIMBLE, VIRGINIA, Editorial Board Member, WOLFSCHMIDT, GUDRUN, Editorial Board Member, BELL, TRUDY, Editorial Board Member, Orchiston, Wayne, Robertson, Peter, and Sullivan III, Woodruff T.

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

7. Exploring the Neighbourhood – the Sun, the Moon and Jupiter

Author

Orchiston, Wayne, Robertson, Peter, Sullivan III, Woodruff T., ORCHISTON, WAYNE, Series Editor, EVANS, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, GOSS, MILLER, Editorial Board Member, ROTHENBERG, MARC, Series Editor, HAMACHER, DUANE, Editorial Board Member, CUNNINGHAM, CLIFFORD, Series Editor, LEQUEUX, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, MITTON, SIMON, Editorial Board Member, RUGGLES, CLIVE, Editorial Board Member, TRIMBLE, VIRGINIA, Editorial Board Member, WOLFSCHMIDT, GUDRUN, Editorial Board Member, BELL, TRUDY, Editorial Board Member, Orchiston, Wayne, Robertson, Peter, and Sullivan III, Woodruff T.

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

8. Expanding Horizons – The Milky Way and Beyond

Author

Orchiston, Wayne, Robertson, Peter, Sullivan III, Woodruff T., ORCHISTON, WAYNE, Series Editor, EVANS, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, GOSS, MILLER, Editorial Board Member, ROTHENBERG, MARC, Series Editor, HAMACHER, DUANE, Editorial Board Member, CUNNINGHAM, CLIFFORD, Series Editor, LEQUEUX, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, MITTON, SIMON, Editorial Board Member, RUGGLES, CLIVE, Editorial Board Member, TRIMBLE, VIRGINIA, Editorial Board Member, WOLFSCHMIDT, GUDRUN, Editorial Board Member, BELL, TRUDY, Editorial Board Member, Orchiston, Wayne, Robertson, Peter, and Sullivan III, Woodruff T.

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

9. From Radar to Radio Astronomy

Author

Orchiston, Wayne, Robertson, Peter, Sullivan III, Woodruff T., ORCHISTON, WAYNE, Series Editor, EVANS, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, GOSS, MILLER, Editorial Board Member, ROTHENBERG, MARC, Series Editor, HAMACHER, DUANE, Editorial Board Member, CUNNINGHAM, CLIFFORD, Series Editor, LEQUEUX, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, MITTON, SIMON, Editorial Board Member, RUGGLES, CLIVE, Editorial Board Member, TRIMBLE, VIRGINIA, Editorial Board Member, WOLFSCHMIDT, GUDRUN, Editorial Board Member, BELL, TRUDY, Editorial Board Member, Orchiston, Wayne, Robertson, Peter, and Sullivan III, Woodruff T.

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

10. The Evolution of Local Southeast Asian Astronomy and the Influence of China, India, the Islamic World and the West

Author

Ôhashi, Yukio, Orchiston, Wayne, ORCHISTON, WAYNE, Series Editor, ROTHENBERG, MARC, Series Editor, CUNNINGHAM, CLIFFORD, Series Editor, EVANS, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, GOSS, MILLER, Editorial Board Member, HAMACHER, DUANE, Editorial Board Member, LEQUEUX, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, MITTON, SIMON, Editorial Board Member, RUGGLES, CLIVE, Editorial Board Member, TRIMBLE, VIRGINIA, Editorial Board Member, WOLFSCHMIDT, GUDRUN, Editorial Board Member, BELL, TRUDY, Editorial Board Member, DEVORKIN, DAVID, Editorial Board Member, Orchiston, Wayne, editor, and Vahia, Mayank N., editor

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

11. Ethnoastronomy in Madura, Indonesia: Observations of the Night Sky and Eclipses

Author

Fatima, Siti, Orchiston, Wayne, Hidayat, Taufiq, ORCHISTON, WAYNE, Series Editor, ROTHENBERG, MARC, Series Editor, CUNNINGHAM, CLIFFORD, Series Editor, EVANS, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, GOSS, MILLER, Editorial Board Member, HAMACHER, DUANE, Editorial Board Member, LEQUEUX, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, MITTON, SIMON, Editorial Board Member, RUGGLES, CLIVE, Editorial Board Member, TRIMBLE, VIRGINIA, Editorial Board Member, WOLFSCHMIDT, GUDRUN, Editorial Board Member, BELL, TRUDY, Editorial Board Member, DEVORKIN, DAVID, Editorial Board Member, Orchiston, Wayne, editor, and Vahia, Mayank N., editor

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

12. Star Patterns in Mandar Navigation

Author

Rasyid, Adli A., Hidayat, Taufiq, Orchiston, Wayne, ORCHISTON, WAYNE, Series Editor, ROTHENBERG, MARC, Series Editor, CUNNINGHAM, CLIFFORD, Series Editor, EVANS, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, GOSS, MILLER, Editorial Board Member, HAMACHER, DUANE, Editorial Board Member, LEQUEUX, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, MITTON, SIMON, Editorial Board Member, RUGGLES, CLIVE, Editorial Board Member, TRIMBLE, VIRGINIA, Editorial Board Member, WOLFSCHMIDT, GUDRUN, Editorial Board Member, BELL, TRUDY, Editorial Board Member, DEVORKIN, DAVID, Editorial Board Member, Orchiston, Wayne, editor, and Vahia, Mayank N., editor

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

13. Astronomical Aspects of the Prambanan Temple in Central Java, Indonesia

Author

Khairunnisa, Sitti Attari, Hidayat, Taufiq, Orchiston, Wayne, Nikeu, Nok, ORCHISTON, WAYNE, Series Editor, ROTHENBERG, MARC, Series Editor, CUNNINGHAM, CLIFFORD, Series Editor, EVANS, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, GOSS, MILLER, Editorial Board Member, HAMACHER, DUANE, Editorial Board Member, LEQUEUX, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, MITTON, SIMON, Editorial Board Member, RUGGLES, CLIVE, Editorial Board Member, TRIMBLE, VIRGINIA, Editorial Board Member, WOLFSCHMIDT, GUDRUN, Editorial Board Member, BELL, TRUDY, Editorial Board Member, DEVORKIN, DAVID, Editorial Board Member, Orchiston, Wayne, editor, and Vahia, Mayank N., editor

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

14. Father Antoine Thomas and the Birth of ‘Modern Astronomy’ in Thailand

Author

Orchiston, Wayne, Dumon, Patrick, Gislén, Lars, Orchiston, Darunee Lingling, George, Martin, Launay, Françoise, Débarbat, Suzanne, Husson, Matthieu, Soonthornthum, Boonrucksar, ORCHISTON, WAYNE, Series Editor, ROTHENBERG, MARC, Series Editor, CUNNINGHAM, CLIFFORD, Series Editor, EVANS, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, GOSS, MILLER, Editorial Board Member, HAMACHER, DUANE, Editorial Board Member, LEQUEUX, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, MITTON, SIMON, Editorial Board Member, RUGGLES, CLIVE, Editorial Board Member, TRIMBLE, VIRGINIA, Editorial Board Member, WOLFSCHMIDT, GUDRUN, Editorial Board Member, BELL, TRUDY, Editorial Board Member, DEVORKIN, DAVID, Editorial Board Member, Orchiston, Wayne, editor, and Vahia, Mayank N., editor

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

15. The Total Solar Eclipse of 9 May 1929: The British Expedition to Alor Star in the Unfederated Malay State of Kedah

Author

Noor, Nor Azam bin Mat, Orchiston, Wayne, ORCHISTON, WAYNE, Series Editor, ROTHENBERG, MARC, Series Editor, CUNNINGHAM, CLIFFORD, Series Editor, EVANS, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, GOSS, MILLER, Editorial Board Member, HAMACHER, DUANE, Editorial Board Member, LEQUEUX, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, MITTON, SIMON, Editorial Board Member, RUGGLES, CLIVE, Editorial Board Member, TRIMBLE, VIRGINIA, Editorial Board Member, WOLFSCHMIDT, GUDRUN, Editorial Board Member, BELL, TRUDY, Editorial Board Member, DEVORKIN, DAVID, Editorial Board Member, Orchiston, Wayne, editor, and Vahia, Mayank N., editor

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

16. J.A.C. Oudemans and Nineteenth Century Astronomy in the Dutch East Indies

Author

Orchiston, Wayne, Mumpuni, Emanuel Sungging, Steinicke, Wolfgang, ORCHISTON, WAYNE, Series Editor, ROTHENBERG, MARC, Series Editor, CUNNINGHAM, CLIFFORD, Series Editor, EVANS, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, GOSS, MILLER, Editorial Board Member, HAMACHER, DUANE, Editorial Board Member, LEQUEUX, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, MITTON, SIMON, Editorial Board Member, RUGGLES, CLIVE, Editorial Board Member, TRIMBLE, VIRGINIA, Editorial Board Member, WOLFSCHMIDT, GUDRUN, Editorial Board Member, BELL, TRUDY, Editorial Board Member, DEVORKIN, DAVID, Editorial Board Member, Orchiston, Wayne, editor, and Vahia, Mayank N., editor

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

17. King Rama IV: Astronomer and ‘The Father of Thai Science’

Author

Soonthornthum, Boonrucksar, Orchiston, Wayne, ORCHISTON, WAYNE, Series Editor, ROTHENBERG, MARC, Series Editor, CUNNINGHAM, CLIFFORD, Series Editor, EVANS, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, GOSS, MILLER, Editorial Board Member, HAMACHER, DUANE, Editorial Board Member, LEQUEUX, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, MITTON, SIMON, Editorial Board Member, RUGGLES, CLIVE, Editorial Board Member, TRIMBLE, VIRGINIA, Editorial Board Member, WOLFSCHMIDT, GUDRUN, Editorial Board Member, BELL, TRUDY, Editorial Board Member, DEVORKIN, DAVID, Editorial Board Member, Orchiston, Wayne, editor, and Vahia, Mayank N., editor

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

18. The Total Solar Eclipse of 9 May 1929: The British and German Expeditions to Pattani in Southern Siam

Author

Soonthornthum, Boonrucksar, Euarchukiati, Visanu, Orchiston, Wayne, ORCHISTON, WAYNE, Series Editor, ROTHENBERG, MARC, Series Editor, CUNNINGHAM, CLIFFORD, Series Editor, EVANS, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, GOSS, MILLER, Editorial Board Member, HAMACHER, DUANE, Editorial Board Member, LEQUEUX, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, MITTON, SIMON, Editorial Board Member, RUGGLES, CLIVE, Editorial Board Member, TRIMBLE, VIRGINIA, Editorial Board Member, WOLFSCHMIDT, GUDRUN, Editorial Board Member, BELL, TRUDY, Editorial Board Member, DEVORKIN, DAVID, Editorial Board Member, Orchiston, Wayne, editor, and Vahia, Mayank N., editor

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

19. Exploring the History of Southeast Asian Astronomy: A Checklist of Recent Research Projects and Future Prospects and Possibilities

Author

Orchiston, Wayne, Vahia, Mayank N., ORCHISTON, WAYNE, Series Editor, ROTHENBERG, MARC, Series Editor, CUNNINGHAM, CLIFFORD, Series Editor, EVANS, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, GOSS, MILLER, Editorial Board Member, HAMACHER, DUANE, Editorial Board Member, LEQUEUX, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, MITTON, SIMON, Editorial Board Member, RUGGLES, CLIVE, Editorial Board Member, TRIMBLE, VIRGINIA, Editorial Board Member, WOLFSCHMIDT, GUDRUN, Editorial Board Member, BELL, TRUDY, Editorial Board Member, DEVORKIN, DAVID, Editorial Board Member, Orchiston, Wayne, editor, and Vahia, Mayank N., editor

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

20. Exploring the History of Philippine Astronomy: Catholics, Comets, Eclipses and Ethnoastronomy

Author

Orchiston, Wayne, Guido, Ryan, Bautista, Rose Ann, Dela Cruz, Ruby-Ann, Torres, Jesus, Orchiston, Darunee Lingling, ORCHISTON, WAYNE, Series Editor, ROTHENBERG, MARC, Series Editor, CUNNINGHAM, CLIFFORD, Series Editor, EVANS, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, GOSS, MILLER, Editorial Board Member, HAMACHER, DUANE, Editorial Board Member, LEQUEUX, JAMES, Editorial Board Member, MITTON, SIMON, Editorial Board Member, RUGGLES, CLIVE, Editorial Board Member, TRIMBLE, VIRGINIA, Editorial Board Member, WOLFSCHMIDT, GUDRUN, Editorial Board Member, BELL, TRUDY, Editorial Board Member, DEVORKIN, DAVID, Editorial Board Member, Orchiston, Wayne, editor, and Vahia, Mayank N., editor

Published
2021
Full Text
View/download PDF

36. THE HISTORY OF EARLY LOW FREQUENCY RADIO ASTRONOMY IN AUSTRALIA. 11: THE SHAIN CROSS AT FLEURS FIELD STATION NEAR SYDNEY.

Author

Wendt, Harry and Orchiston, Wayne

Subjects
*RADIO astronomy, *RADIO frequency, *NINETEEN sixties, *ISLANDS
Abstract

During the 1950s and 1960s, Australia was a world leader in the specialised field of low-frequency radio astronomy, with two geographically distinct areas of activity. One was in the Sydney region, and the other was on the island of Tasmania to the south of the Australian mainland. Research in the Sydney region began in 1949 through the CSIRO’s Division of Radiophysics. Initially, it was carried out at the Hornsby Valley field station before transferring to the Fleurs field station. This paper details the low-frequency radio astronomy carried out at the Fleurs field station between 1956 and 1961 using the 19.7 MHz Shain Cross. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
Full Text
View/download PDF

37. NEW ZEALAND’S CONTRIBUTION TO INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE: THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY’S ROLLESTON RESEARCH STATION.

Author

Baggaley, Jack and Orchiston, Wayne

Subjects
*PLASMA materials processing, *PLASMA dynamics, *MESOSPHERE, *RADAR, *METEORS
Abstract

This paper details the research work carried out over some 35 years at the University of Canterbury's research station near Rolleston in mid-Canterbury New Zealand on radar meteors and their radiants; on the ionic processes that control the duration of both radar and visual long enduring trains; radar work on the aurora; and an extensive programme of radar work mapping the details of the dynamics of the Earth's mesosphere. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
Full Text
View/download PDF

38. THE HISTORY OF EARLY LOW FREQUENCY RADIO ASTRONOMY IN AUSTRALIA. 12: REBER, HIGGINS AND THE MOOTED ALL-SKY SURVEY WITH THE SHAIN CROSS.

Author

Wendt, Harry, George, Martin, and Orchiston, Wayne

Subjects
RADIO astronomy, RADIO frequency, ASTRONOMICAL surveys, RESEARCH personnel, NINETEEN sixties
Abstract

During the 1950s and 1960s, Australia was a world leader in the specialised field of low frequency radio astronomy, with two geographically distinct areas of activity. One was in the Sydney region run by the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics (RP), and the other was on the island of Tasmania to the south of the Australian mainland, undertaken by the radio astronomy pioneer Grote Reber, and researchers for the University of Tasmania. This paper deals with Reber’s interactions with RP and his unpublished research based on observations taken by Charlie Higgins using the 19.7 MHz Shain Cross in August 1960. It also details Reber’s unsuccessful efforts to lobby for RP to complete a southern sky survey using the Shain Cross. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
Full Text
View/download PDF

42. William Frederick Denning: Grand Amateur and Doyen of British Meteor Astronomy.

Author

Orchiston, Wayne

Subjects
*METEORS, *ASTRONOMY, *BEECH
Abstract

This book review examines "William Frederick Denning: Grand Amateur and Doyen of British Meteor Astronomy" by Martin Beech, which delves into the life and accomplishments of William Frederick Denning, an amateur astronomer who made significant contributions to meteor astronomy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book explores Denning's controversial beliefs and his involvement in the development of meteor astronomy, as well as his other astronomical interests such as telescope-making and observations of planets and comets. The review emphasizes Denning's impact on the field and his international recognition as a prominent figure in meteor astronomy. The text also discusses the work of Denning's contemporary, Tebbutt, and the rise of professional astronomers during this time period. It highlights the importance of amateur astronomers and their contributions to the field, making it a recommended read for those interested in meteor astronomy. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2024
Full Text
View/download PDF

43. INDIAN INITIATIVES TO ESTABLISH 'WESTERN' ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORIES PRIOR TO INDEPENDENCE. 2: COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

Author

Orchiston, Wayne and Kapoor, R. C.

Subjects
*ASTRONOMICAL observatories, *UNIVERSITIES & colleges, *METEOROLOGICAL services, *INDIANS (Asians), *LOCAL government
Abstract

This paper outlines the efforts to establish Western-style astronomical observatories in India made by colleges and universities over the last century prior to Indian independence in 1947. The focus is therefore on the nineteenth-century emergence of the Presidency College Observatory in Calcutta, St. Xavier's College Observatory in Calcutta, Takhtasinghji Observatory in Poona, and Langat Singh College Observatory in Muzaffarpur. Three of these observatories were established either to aid educated Indians in gaining a realistic knowledge of Western astronomy, or so that India itself could contribute to that body of research knowledge. The fourth observatory, at the Presidency College in Calcutta, was a local government initiative founded primarily to provide a local time service and meteorological data. Unlike the observatories discussed in the first paper in this series, none of the observatories reviewed in this paper was set up primarily to further Britain's colonial ambitions. All were local Indian initiatives, but the critical involvement of Western astronomers or academics at three of the four observatories reveals that a colonial link was still there, albeit as an underlying element. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
Full Text
View/download PDF

44. Early members of the New South Wales Branch of the British Astronomical Association.

Author

Lomb, Nick, Orchiston, Wayne, Kinder, Anthony, and Stevenson, Toner

Subjects
*EXPERTISE
Abstract

In 1894, three Sydney members of the British Astronomical Association - John Tebbutt, Walter Gale and Robert Innes, all well-known astronomers-recruited 10 others to join them in appealing to the Council in London to form a local branch. This was granted on 1894 November 28, and the New South Wales Branch held its inaugural meeting on 1895 ]anuary 30. This paper looks at the 18 people from Sydney who were members of the BAA prior to the first meeting. That meeting created much local interest and many people joined immediately afterwards. The next cohort of 48 members admitted on 1895 March 1 is also discussed, with three people of note emphasised. A wide range of knowledge and expertise is found among the early members of the Branch, ranging from highly capable amateurs like the three founders, augmented by a small number of professionals, to those who made little or no contribution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024

Catalog

Books, media, physical & digital resources
See catalog results