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Title: Islands of astronomy
Authors: Baldacchino, Godfrey
Gatt, Alexander
Keywords: Islands
Astronomy -- Malta
Brahe, Tycho, 1546-1601
Issue Date: 2009
Publisher: Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Citation: Baldacchino, G., & Gatt, A. (2009). Islands of astronomy. Island Studies Journal, 4, 85-98.
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).
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/19464
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