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dc.contributor.author | Baldacchino, Godfrey | - |
dc.contributor.author | Gatt, Alexander | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-29T08:34:23Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-29T08:34:23Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Baldacchino, G., & Gatt, A. (2009). Islands of astronomy. Island Studies Journal, 4, 85-98. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/19464 | - |
dc.description.abstract | A global review of islands and their connections with astronomy throughout history up to the contemporary times suggests eight compelling, distinct yet interlocking reasons why islands have been and remain so important to astronomy and astronomers. Islands constitute favourable locations for various types of astronomy-related activities: from tracking satellites and monitoring significant celestial events, to providing exceptional locations to jurisdictions with mandated dark and unpolluted skies. They appeal for their favourable longitude and (especially southern) latitude, as well as for their disposition towards the conditions that the scientific community may expect in an ideal world: relatively clear viewing conditions from a secure, self-contained platform that is, however, endowed with connectivity. This article is written as a contribution to the International Year of Astronomy (2009). | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Islands | en_GB |
dc.subject | Astronomy -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Brahe, Tycho, 1546-1601 | en_GB |
dc.title | Islands of astronomy | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
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