Astronomy in Roman urbanism: a statistical analysis of the orientation of Roman towns in the Iberian Peninsula
The work presented in this article is part of a wide-ranging and ambitious project, started few years ago, to study the role of astronomy in Roman urban layout...
Astronomy in the Canary Islands has grown from its historical beginnings at the site-testing expedition of C. Piazzi Smyth in 1856. Simony, Edgecomb, and...
Astronomy of Ancient Egypt: a cultural perspective.
This book is a comprehensive reference on ancient Egyptian astronomy, one of the most important topics in historical astronomy. Written by two recognized...
Astronomy, Architecture, and Symbolism: The Global Project of Sneferu at Dahshur
The two pyramids built during the Old Kingdom by the Fourth Dynasty King Sneferu at Dahshur are usually considered as two consecutive projects, the second –...
Astrophysical parameters and orbital solution of the peculiar X-ray transient IGR J00370+6122
Context. BD + 60° 73 is the optical counterpart of the X-ray source IGR J00370+6122, a probable accretion-powered X-ray pulsar. The X-ray light curve of this...
Astrophysical Parameters of LS 2883 and Implications for the PSR B1259-63 Gamma-ray Binary
Only a few binary systems with compact objects display TeV emission. The physical properties of the companion stars represent basic input for understanding the...
Astrophysical parameters of the peculiar X-ray transient IGR J11215-5952
Context. The current generation of X-ray satellites has discovered many new X-ray sources that are difficult to classify within the well-described subclasses...
ASW<SUP>2</SUP>DF: Census of the obscured star formation in a galaxy cluster in formation at z = 2.2
We report the results of the deep and wide Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) 1.2 mm mapping of the Spiderweb protocluster at z = 2.16. The...