This multidisciplinary work celebrates Wayne Orchiston's career and accomplishments in historical and cultural astronomy on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Over thirty of the world’s leading scholars in astronomy, astrophysics, astronomical history, and cultural astronomy have come together to honor Wayne across a wide range of research topics.These themes include:Astronomy and SocietyEmergence of AstrophysicsHistory of Radio AstronomySolar SystemObservatories and InstrumentationEthnoastronomy and ArcheoastronomyThis exceptional collection of essays presents an overview of Wayne’s...

This book tells the comprehensive history of cosmography from the 15thCentury Age of Discovery onward. During this time, cosmography—a science that combined geography and astronomy to inform us about our place in the universe—was deeply tied to ongoing developments in politics, exploration, culture, and technology.The book offers in-depth historical context over nearly four centuries, focusing in particular on the often neglected role that Portugal and Spain played in the development of cosmography. It details the great activity emerging from the Iberian and Italic peninsulas, including...