Metric system of measures and weights, 26
Military Academy of Army, 30, 123
Millimeter-wave astronomy, 159
Ming Dynasty, 3
Ministry of Education, 16, 30, 32, 120
Ministry of Education and Science, 138, 249
Model stellar atmosphere, 207
Modes of oscillations, 184
Molecular cloud, 144, 145, 159–163, 179, 218,
221, 237
Mount Niitaka (Mt. Yushan), 40
Moving clusters, 65–66
N
Napier’s logarithm, 8
National University, 120, 138
Navier-Stokes equations, 230
N-body simulation, 237, 238
Nebular physics, 100–101
Neutrino, 171, 176, 191, 240
Neutron stars, 99, 101–102, 190, 191, 205–208
New Chemistry 化学新書, 12
New technology telescope (NTT), 148
Newtonian mechanics, 8
Newtonian theory, 9
Nigi Ryakusetsu 二儀略説, 7
Nisshoku Sousann 日食総算, 8
Nobi-Earthquake 濃尾地震, 28
Non-radial oscillation, 184–187, 206, 235, 236
Nonradial Oscillations of Stars, 184–186
North Pole System, 113
Novae, 71, 72, 81–84, 92, 146, 183, 188–190,
233, 236, 259
Dwarf novae, 188–190, 236
Recurrent novae, 188
O
OB association, 144, 218
On-Yo Ryo (Yin-Yang Board) 陰陽寮, 2
Optically effective boundary, 92, 93
Oriental astronomy, 32, 36, 72, 74–75, 109–114
Oriental History of Astronomy, 36, 72, 74–75,
109–114
Orion KL, 160, 161, 219, 220
Orogeny, 108
P
Palomar sky-survey, 218
P Cygni type star, 92, 103, 204
Peculiar stars, 70, 71, 119, 177, 204
Period-Luminosity relation, 86, 165, 265, 269
Photoelectric photometer, 68, 70, 142
Photographic photometry, 37, 86, 218, 265
Photometric Catalogue of Harvard College
Observatory, 38
Photometric system, 265
Planetarium, 199, 252, 255–258
Goto Planetarium, 255
List of large planetariums, 256
Mobile planetarium, 256
Osaka Electric Science Museum, 255
Osaka Science Museum, 256, 257
Tonichi Astronomical Museum, 255
Planetary nebulae, 48, 51–56, 101, 102, 143,
204, 234, 235
Planetary science, 99–109
Formation of planetary system, 176
Planetary system, 9, 155, 176, 183
Plum-pudding model of atom, 27
Polar cap of Mars, 107
Polytropic atmosphere, 235, 236
Popularization of astronomy, vii, 54, 64, 81, 88,
89, 249–260
Propeller effect, 208
Public Astronomical Facilities (PAF), 257, 258
Classification of PAF, 258
Public Astronomical Observatory (PAO),
257–260
Bisei Astronomical Observatory, 260
Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory,
260
Public Relation Center (NAOJ), 253
Pulsation theory, 33, 34, 89
Double-peaked Cepheid, 183
Radial pulsation, 183–184
Non-radial pulsation, 186, 187, 236
R
Radial oscillation, 207, 236
Radiation field, 99, 202
Radio astronomy, 53, 54, 56–57, 157, 158, 164,
167, 226
Recession, 252
Red dwarf, 35, 58, 72, 267
Reflection nebula, 221
Rekisho Shinsho 暦象新書, 8
Repsold gravimeter, 28
Repsold transit, 16
Roche lobe, 189, 199–201, 206
S
Saha’s ionization theory, 62
Saturnian model of atom, 27
Schmidt camera, 125, 129–130
Schmidt telescope, 64, 130, 142–146, 162, 215
282
Subject Index
Military Academy of Army, 30, 123
Millimeter-wave astronomy, 159
Ming Dynasty, 3
Ministry of Education, 16, 30, 32, 120
Ministry of Education and Science, 138, 249
Model stellar atmosphere, 207
Modes of oscillations, 184
Molecular cloud, 144, 145, 159–163, 179, 218,
221, 237
Mount Niitaka (Mt. Yushan), 40
Moving clusters, 65–66
N
Napier’s logarithm, 8
National University, 120, 138
Navier-Stokes equations, 230
N-body simulation, 237, 238
Nebular physics, 100–101
Neutrino, 171, 176, 191, 240
Neutron stars, 99, 101–102, 190, 191, 205–208
New Chemistry 化学新書, 12
New technology telescope (NTT), 148
Newtonian mechanics, 8
Newtonian theory, 9
Nigi Ryakusetsu 二儀略説, 7
Nisshoku Sousann 日食総算, 8
Nobi-Earthquake 濃尾地震, 28
Non-radial oscillation, 184–187, 206, 235, 236
Nonradial Oscillations of Stars, 184–186
North Pole System, 113
Novae, 71, 72, 81–84, 92, 146, 183, 188–190,
233, 236, 259
Dwarf novae, 188–190, 236
Recurrent novae, 188
O
OB association, 144, 218
On-Yo Ryo (Yin-Yang Board) 陰陽寮, 2
Optically effective boundary, 92, 93
Oriental astronomy, 32, 36, 72, 74–75, 109–114
Oriental History of Astronomy, 36, 72, 74–75,
109–114
Orion KL, 160, 161, 219, 220
Orogeny, 108
P
Palomar sky-survey, 218
P Cygni type star, 92, 103, 204
Peculiar stars, 70, 71, 119, 177, 204
Period-Luminosity relation, 86, 165, 265, 269
Photoelectric photometer, 68, 70, 142
Photographic photometry, 37, 86, 218, 265
Photometric Catalogue of Harvard College
Observatory, 38
Photometric system, 265
Planetarium, 199, 252, 255–258
Goto Planetarium, 255
List of large planetariums, 256
Mobile planetarium, 256
Osaka Electric Science Museum, 255
Osaka Science Museum, 256, 257
Tonichi Astronomical Museum, 255
Planetary nebulae, 48, 51–56, 101, 102, 143,
204, 234, 235
Planetary science, 99–109
Formation of planetary system, 176
Planetary system, 9, 155, 176, 183
Plum-pudding model of atom, 27
Polar cap of Mars, 107
Polytropic atmosphere, 235, 236
Popularization of astronomy, vii, 54, 64, 81, 88,
89, 249–260
Propeller effect, 208
Public Astronomical Facilities (PAF), 257, 258
Classification of PAF, 258
Public Astronomical Observatory (PAO),
257–260
Bisei Astronomical Observatory, 260
Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory,
260
Public Relation Center (NAOJ), 253
Pulsation theory, 33, 34, 89
Double-peaked Cepheid, 183
Radial pulsation, 183–184
Non-radial pulsation, 186, 187, 236
R
Radial oscillation, 207, 236
Radiation field, 99, 202
Radio astronomy, 53, 54, 56–57, 157, 158, 164,
167, 226
Recession, 252
Red dwarf, 35, 58, 72, 267
Reflection nebula, 221
Rekisho Shinsho 暦象新書, 8
Repsold gravimeter, 28
Repsold transit, 16
Roche lobe, 189, 199–201, 206
S
Saha’s ionization theory, 62
Saturnian model of atom, 27
Schmidt camera, 125, 129–130
Schmidt telescope, 64, 130, 142–146, 162, 215
282
Subject Index