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China and the International Astronomical Union : divorce, separation and reconciliation (1958-1982) / / Thierry Montmerle, Yi Zhou
| China and the International Astronomical Union : divorce, separation and reconciliation (1958-1982) / / Thierry Montmerle, Yi Zhou |
| Autore | Montmerle Thierry |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 pages) |
| Disciplina | 520.951 |
| Collana | Historical and Cultural Astronomy |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy - China - History
Astronomy |
| ISBN | 3-031-01787-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Prologue -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction and Outline -- Chapter 2: Historical and Geopolitical Background -- 2.1 From a World War to the Next -- 2.2 Historical Background in East Asia: Taiwan -- 2.3 Korea -- 2.4 China -- 2.5 Note on Chinese Names -- Chapter 3: The Divorce -- 3.1 From Dublin to Moscow: Taiwan Appears on the Scene -- 3.2 The Moscow General Assembly -- 3.3 Cold War Context: The 1960 Winter Olympics in California -- 3.4 The New Executive Committee: A Highly Experienced Leadership -- 3.5 Herstmonceux Castle: The 19th Executive Committee Meeting -- 3.6 The IAU Statutes in 1958 -- 3.7 The Oort-Sadler Proposal -- 3.8 The Tumultuous Withdrawal of China -- 3.9 An Enigmatic ``Radioteletype´´ -- 3.10 The 1961 General Assembly at Berkeley: A Tortuous Path to Ratification -- 3.11 New Cold War Challenges for the IAU at Berkeley -- Chapter 4: China vs. Taiwan: A General Problem for Scientific Unions -- 4.1 The International Scientific Unions and China in 1958 -- 4.2 The Aftermath of the ``China-Taiwan Crisis´´: The IAU vs. Other Unions -- Chapter 5: Living in Separate Worlds -- 5.1 The ``Ice Age´´ -- 5.2 The Turning Point: China Admitted to the UN -- 5.3 A Man with a Mission: The Goldberg Presidency -- 5.4 The ICSU Mission to China -- 5.5 Astronomers in China: Act II -- 5.6 A Hopeless Situation -- 5.7 Declarations and Unrest at the Grenoble General Assembly (1976) -- Chapter 6: The Question of Taiwan: Pressure from UNESCO -- 6.1 The UNESCO Resolution of 1973 -- 6.2 UNESCO, Act II (1975) -- 6.3 The ICSU Dissidents -- Chapter 7: The Uncertain Road to Reconciliation -- 7.1 ``Melting the Iceberg´´ -- 7.2 A Rapidly Evolving Geopolitical Context -- 7.3 Speeding Up: The Montreal Opportunity -- 7.4 A Final, General Agreement: The IAU, ICSU, and Other Unions -- Chapter 8: Conclusions.
8.1 The Admission of Taiwan: Was It ``Political´´? -- 8.2 Was It Legal? -- 8.3 Was It Right? -- 8.4 Why Did the ``Happy Ending´´ Happen So Quickly? -- 8.5 Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 9: Epilogue -- Appendix A: A ``Personal Account´´ by D. Sadler (1976) of the Admission of Taiwan to the IAU -- Beginning and End of the Handwritten ``Personal Account´´ of Donald Sadler, 1976 (Internal Document Kept in the IAU Archives, ... -- The Admission of Taiwan to Membership of the International Astronomical Union -- Appendix B: IAU Archival Documents (1958-1979) -- Appendix B1: Exchange of Letters between Y.C. Chang and J. Oort (1959) -- Appendix B2: Radioteletype Transcript Announcing the Withdrawal of China from the IAU (1960) -- Appendix B3: Statement of the People´s Republic of China after the ICSU General Assembly (1974) -- Appendix B4: The ``Montreal Agreement´´ (1979) -- Appendix C: A Visit to China Astronomy in 1979 -- 1. The Context -- 2. Visit of a French Astronomical Delegation to China (1979) -- 3. Some Observations during the Visit -- 4. Emerging Cooperations -- Appendix D: Under One Starry Sky-The History of the International Astronomy Union (IAU) -- Chapter 5, Sect. 4: The Contraflow of History -- Chapter 5, Sect. 5: The Return to the IAU -- References -- IAU: General Web Resources -- ``IAU Transactions´´ -- Books & -- Reports -- Articles -- Name Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996483071003316 |
Montmerle Thierry
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2022] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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China and the International Astronomical Union : Divorce, Separation and Reconciliation (1958–1982) / / by Thierry Montmerle, Yi Zhou
| China and the International Astronomical Union : Divorce, Separation and Reconciliation (1958–1982) / / by Thierry Montmerle, Yi Zhou |
| Autore | Montmerle Thierry |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 pages) |
| Disciplina | 520.951 |
| Collana | Historical & Cultural Astronomy |
| Soggetto topico |
Physics - History
Astronomy Law of the sea International law Aeronautics - Law and legislation History of Physics and Astronomy Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space |
| ISBN | 3-031-01787-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Prologue -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction and Outline -- Chapter 2: Historical and Geopolitical Background -- 2.1 From a World War to the Next -- 2.2 Historical Background in East Asia: Taiwan -- 2.3 Korea -- 2.4 China -- 2.5 Note on Chinese Names -- Chapter 3: The Divorce -- 3.1 From Dublin to Moscow: Taiwan Appears on the Scene -- 3.2 The Moscow General Assembly -- 3.3 Cold War Context: The 1960 Winter Olympics in California -- 3.4 The New Executive Committee: A Highly Experienced Leadership -- 3.5 Herstmonceux Castle: The 19th Executive Committee Meeting -- 3.6 The IAU Statutes in 1958 -- 3.7 The Oort-Sadler Proposal -- 3.8 The Tumultuous Withdrawal of China -- 3.9 An Enigmatic ``Radioteletype´´ -- 3.10 The 1961 General Assembly at Berkeley: A Tortuous Path to Ratification -- 3.11 New Cold War Challenges for the IAU at Berkeley -- Chapter 4: China vs. Taiwan: A General Problem for Scientific Unions -- 4.1 The International Scientific Unions and China in 1958 -- 4.2 The Aftermath of the ``China-Taiwan Crisis´´: The IAU vs. Other Unions -- Chapter 5: Living in Separate Worlds -- 5.1 The ``Ice Age´´ -- 5.2 The Turning Point: China Admitted to the UN -- 5.3 A Man with a Mission: The Goldberg Presidency -- 5.4 The ICSU Mission to China -- 5.5 Astronomers in China: Act II -- 5.6 A Hopeless Situation -- 5.7 Declarations and Unrest at the Grenoble General Assembly (1976) -- Chapter 6: The Question of Taiwan: Pressure from UNESCO -- 6.1 The UNESCO Resolution of 1973 -- 6.2 UNESCO, Act II (1975) -- 6.3 The ICSU Dissidents -- Chapter 7: The Uncertain Road to Reconciliation -- 7.1 ``Melting the Iceberg´´ -- 7.2 A Rapidly Evolving Geopolitical Context -- 7.3 Speeding Up: The Montreal Opportunity -- 7.4 A Final, General Agreement: The IAU, ICSU, and Other Unions -- Chapter 8: Conclusions.
8.1 The Admission of Taiwan: Was It ``Political´´? -- 8.2 Was It Legal? -- 8.3 Was It Right? -- 8.4 Why Did the ``Happy Ending´´ Happen So Quickly? -- 8.5 Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 9: Epilogue -- Appendix A: A ``Personal Account´´ by D. Sadler (1976) of the Admission of Taiwan to the IAU -- Beginning and End of the Handwritten ``Personal Account´´ of Donald Sadler, 1976 (Internal Document Kept in the IAU Archives, ... -- The Admission of Taiwan to Membership of the International Astronomical Union -- Appendix B: IAU Archival Documents (1958-1979) -- Appendix B1: Exchange of Letters between Y.C. Chang and J. Oort (1959) -- Appendix B2: Radioteletype Transcript Announcing the Withdrawal of China from the IAU (1960) -- Appendix B3: Statement of the People´s Republic of China after the ICSU General Assembly (1974) -- Appendix B4: The ``Montreal Agreement´´ (1979) -- Appendix C: A Visit to China Astronomy in 1979 -- 1. The Context -- 2. Visit of a French Astronomical Delegation to China (1979) -- 3. Some Observations during the Visit -- 4. Emerging Cooperations -- Appendix D: Under One Starry Sky-The History of the International Astronomy Union (IAU) -- Chapter 5, Sect. 4: The Contraflow of History -- Chapter 5, Sect. 5: The Return to the IAU -- References -- IAU: General Web Resources -- ``IAU Transactions´´ -- Books & -- Reports -- Articles -- Name Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910585974203321 |
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Montmerle Thierry
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The foundations of celestial reckoning : three ancient Chinese astronomical systems / / Christopher Cullen
| The foundations of celestial reckoning : three ancient Chinese astronomical systems / / Christopher Cullen |
| Autore | Cullen Christopher |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (447 pages) |
| Disciplina | 520.951 |
| Collana | Scientific Writings from the Ancient and Medieval World |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy - China - History
Astronomy, Ancient - China |
| ISBN |
1-317-32719-5
1-315-65715-5 1-317-32720-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. General introduction -- 2. The Triple Concordance astronomical system : San tong li -- 3. The Han Quarter Remainder system : Han si fen li -- 4. The Uranic Manifestation astronomical system : Qian xiang li -- 5. Han discussions of astronomical systems and their development : two texts. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154868503321 |
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Cullen Christopher
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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