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Astronomy & Astrophysics (CAUCASUS)-VOLUME 4
No full textThe IV volume of Journal “Astronomy & Astrophysics (Caucasus)” was dedicated to the 110th Anniversary of Academician Victor Hambardzumyan.
AcademicianVictor Hambardzumyan President of International Union of Astronomy (in 1961 – 1964 and 1966 – 72) Victor Hamazaspovich Hambardzumyan was born on 18 September, 1908, in Tbilisi. He was a Soviet Armenian scientist, and one of the founders of theoretical astrophysics. He worked in the field of physics of stars and nebulae, stellar astronomy, dynamics of stellarsystems and cosmogony of stars and galaxies, and made a great contribution to mathematical physics.
Hambardzumyan founded Byurakan Observatory in 1946. He was the second and longestserving president of the Armenian Academy of Sciences (1947–93) and also served as the president of the International Astronomical Union from 1961 to 1964. He was twice elected the President of the International Council of Scientific Unions (1966–72). II He was a foreign member of many academies, including the Royal Society, the US National Academy of Sciences and the Indian Academy of Sciences. Among his numerous awards are Stalin Prize (1946, 1950), the Hero of Socialist Labor (1968, 1978), the State Prize of the Russian Federation, the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Bruce Gold Medal and the National Hero of Armenia.
The great scientist deceased on 12 August 1996
Astronomy & Astrophysics (CAUCASUS)-VOLUME 2
No full textThe second volume of the international scientific journal Astronomy & Astrophysics (Caucasus) contains the scientific works delivered as scientific reports by their authors at International Scientific Conference Modern Problems of Astrophysics – II’ held at Samtskhe-Javakheti State University on September 26-28, 2016.
Many world-leading scientists were invited to the International Scientific Conference as participants, who delivered up to 30 interesting reports (including the sponsored articles). The second Volume presents only the scientific works delivered by 8 speakers (and 27 co-speakers) written at about 15 leading scientific establishments of the world. Other Conference materials will be published in the third volume of the same scientific journal. Professor Revaz Chighladze, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Editor of international scientific journal “ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS (CAUCASUS)”
Astronomy & Astrophysics (CAUCASUS)-VOLUME 3
No full textThe III volume of Journal “Astronomy & Astrophysics (Caucasus)” was dedicated to the 110th Anniversary of Academician Eugene Kharadze.
Academician Evgene Kharadze Vice - President of International Union of Astronomy (1976-82) I would like to give you brief information you about a great Georgian scientist, academician and public person Eugene Kharadze. He was born on October 31, 1907. In 1930, he graduated from Tbilisi State University and in 1931-1934, was a postgraduate student at Leningrad Astronomical Institute. In 1932, he founded Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory, headed it until 1992 (for 60 years!) and was an honorable director of the Observatory for 10 years before he deceased. 2 In 1937-1998, Eugene Kharadze was the head of the Faculty of Astronomy of Tbilisi State University. In 1959-1966, he was the rector of Tbilisi State University.
In 1992-2001, he closely cooperated with Samtskhe-Javakheti State University. His works were dedicated to different astronomical fields. Eugene Kharadze was given a title of a Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (1948) and Professor (1949), Vice-President (1972-77) and President (1978-86) of Georgian Science Academy, Vice-President of International Astronomical Union (1976-82) and Member of Georgian Encyclopedia Council. Academician Eugene Kharadze was awarded with a number of prizes, including an Order of Honor. His painstaking efforts to support the development and success of astrophysical research are indeed invaluable.
Today, Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory founded by Eugene Kharadze is engaged in active scientific work. Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory was named after Eugene Kharadze in 2001.
The great scientist died on October 10, 2001
Astronomy & Astrophysics (CAUCASUS)-VOLUME 1
No full text Our brief history
Our small university, in which 1,500 students are enrolled, is 26 years old. Initially, in 1990, Samtskhe-Javaketi State University was established as a branch of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. This establishment introduced and strengthened Tbilisi University traditions in Akhaltsikhe. From the beginning, we decided to pursue a scientific direction. The co-existence of learning and scientific development helped us to gain prominence in the region, which was a challenge during the economic, political, and social hardships of 1990s. From the outset, the local Georgian and non-Georgian population trusted us. Many collegiate, national, and international conferences were held at our University. Thus the University became the foundation of scientific intelligence of South Georgia.
The Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory was the only serious research institution in Samtskhe-Javakheti. It was known in scientific circles for its important scientific work. The University made close scientific contacts with the Observatory from the very first days of its existence.
Observatory staff started their pedagogical careers at our University. Academician Evgeni Kharadze, who led the Observatory from the date of its establishment, managed these relations and scientific contacts. At the same time, he was the rector of the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University in 1959-1966. So, academic and scientific activities were very familiar to him.
In 1992, Evgeni Kharadze and George Tchoghoshvili supported the establishment of the Faculty of Mathematics and Astronomy at the Akhaltsikhe branch of Tbilisi State University. At the time, Revaz Chigladze was the head of the department.
Evkgeni Kharadze often visited the branch. Several times, he was a chairman of the State Examination Commission, where our graduates passed their final exams.
Professors Revaz Chigladze, Raguli Inasaridz , Lorand Sigua, Khvedri Inasaridze, Rolan Kiladze , Victor Japiashvil and others helped to promote close scientific and educational contacts between Astrophysical Observatory and the University. They worked in Akhaltsikhe and Abastumani. The geographical proximity of these two locations strengthened future research activities. Our university graduates Bidzina Kapanadze, Marekh Ivanidze and Diana Ivanidze defended their doctoral dissertations .
In 2014, Samtskhe-Javakheti State University was formed on base of the branch and the State Teaching University. Our doctoral program in astronomy was accredited, which was an important incentive, especially for the staff members who have done a lot of scientific work and have had many years of experience in astronomy, but could not manage to get their doctoral degrees due to the absence of the Doctoral Degree Defense Council. Among them are Givi Kimeridze, Eduard Janiashvili, Roman Ivanidze, Maia Sikharulidze, and others. In addition to our University professors, the Samtskhe-Javakheti Doctoral Council in Astronomy includes Javakhishvili and Ilia State University professors and researchers at the Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory. Samtskhe-Javakheti State University is the only university in Georgia that offers educational programs in astronomy at the Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral levels.
Scientists of the traditional Georgian Astronomical School have not had the opportunity to hold international scientific conferences in Georgia for many years. Samtskhe-Javakheti State University hosted an international conference on October 7-9, 2015. Conference organizers and participants decided to print the conference proceedings. Other scientists responded to this publication and expressed their desire to include their works in the publication. Our organization eagerly shared the relevant work, and today we have a collection of scientific works.
We want to thank all the authors, the organizational and editorial members of the group, the faculty of engineering, agricultural and natural sciences - Dean: Professor Giorgi Meskhi, Vice Rector Professor Maka Kachkachishvili-Beridze, Senior specialist Manana Ioseliani and especially, Editor Professor Revaz Chighladze, for their hard work.
Samtskhe-Javakheti State University Rector, Professor M. Beridz
Astronomy Without a Telescope
No full textCreated by author Nick Strobel, "Astronomy Notes" is an educational resource for introductory astronomy classes for undergraduates. This section describes: the celestial sphere, coordinate systems, the motion of the stars. There are also sections describing: time, the seasons, time zones, the phases of the moon, solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, and the motions of the planets
Open skies: the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and its impact on US radio astronomy
Full text linkThis open access book on the history of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory covers the scientific discoveries and technical innovations of late 20th century radio astronomy with particular attention to the people and institutions involved. The authors have made extensive use of the NRAO Archives, which contain an unparalleled collection of documents pertaining to the history of radio astronomy, including the institutional records of NRAO as well as the personal papers of many of the pioneers of U.S. radio astronomy. Technical details and extensive citations to original sources are given in notes for the more technical readers, but are not required for an understanding of the body of the book. This book is intended for an audience ranging from interested lay readers to professional researchers studying the scientific, technical, political, and cultural development of a new science, and how it changed the course of 20th century astronomy
Astronomy and astrophysics abstracts: author, subject, and object indexes
No full textAstronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts aims to present a comprehensive documentation of the literature concerning all aspects of astronomy, astrophysics, and their border fields. It is devoted to the recording, summarizing, and indexing of relevant publications throughout the world. Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts is prepared by a special department of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union. Volume 59/60 - the fifth Cumulative Index of Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts - comprises author, subject, and object indexes to volumes 49 - 58. Thus, the astronomical and astrophysical literature of the five-year period 1989 - 1993 is covered by this volume
Asteroid Day: a vehicle for raising public awareness of astronomy and space exploration among primary students in Ireland
No full textAsteroid Day is a global awareness campaign which takes place annually to learn about asteroids, their impact and to increase awareness on how we can protect the Earth from future asteroid impacts. At the event students tested their own hypothesis and carried out investigations to discover new concepts in Astronomy. The activities encouraged learning and promoted positive attitudes towards Astronomy.We would like to thank Dr Ray Butler for his
support. This work was funded by: Centre for
Astronomy, School of Physics and Marketing &
Communications Office, NUIG. The first author is a
fellow from CAPES - scholarship number
{88881.128466/2016-01}.
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Astronomy Education Research Down Under
Get PDFA review of research conducted in Australasia into students' concept development in astronomy identifies a number of learning difficulties pertinent to astronomy, such as the lack of prior knowledge, intuitive or naive beliefs, juxtaposition and frames of reference, difficulties in mental-modeling, the inappropriate use of analogies, and the absence of consideration of the historical development of astronomy in teaching. The impact on, and effectiveness of, some teaching and learning strategies, developed and employed to address
some of these learning difficulties, have been examined. A number of recommendations are proposed for teaching strategies and further focused research into the learning and conceptual needs of students
The State of Astronomy Education in the U.S.
No full textI would like to set the scene for the discussion that will follow in this book and bring up a few disturbing points which I believe any discussion about astronomy
education will ultimately have to address.
Let me begin by posing the following question: where does astronomy education take place in the United States? Those readers who teach will probably say that it takes place in classrooms like theirs (anywhere from first grade through the university.) But I want to argue that astronomy education happens in many other places besides the formal classroom.
It happens in hundreds of planetaria and museums around the country; it happens at meetings of amateur astronomy groups; it happens when someone reads a newspaper or in front of television and radio sets; it happens while someone is engrossed in a popular book on astronomy, or leafs through a magazine like Sky & Telescope; it happens in youth groups taking an overnight hike and learning about the stars; and it happens when someone surfs the astronomy resources on the internet. When we consider astronomy education, its triumphs and its tribulations,
we must be sure that we don't focus too narrowly on academia and omit the many places that it can and does happen outside the classroom
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