Acknowledgment
The author expresses sincere gratitude to Professor Kam-Ching Leung of the
University of Neburaska, USA, and Professors Kato Shoji and Hirata Ryuko of
Kyoto University for their kind critical reading of the manuscript.
The author is thankful to Mrs. Itoh Noriko, librarian in the Department of
Astronomy, Kyoto University, for the extensive search of references.
The author’s sincere gratitude is also due to Professor Seki Munezo of Tohoku
University (on the life of Hitotuyanagi Zyuiti), Mr. Nakagiri Masao of the National
Astronomical Observatory (on the life of Ichinohe Naozo), Dr. Hirabayashi Hisashi
(on the VSOP and VERA) and Dr. Okuda Haruyuki (infrared astronomy) of the
Institute of Space and Aeronautic Science, Professor Sawa Takeyasu of Aichi
Kyoiku University (on the education of astronomy), Professors Kurokawa Hiroki
and Shibata Kazunari of the Kwasan and Hida Observatories (on the DST observations), Dr. Tomita Yoshio of Kyoto University (on the lives of Shinjo, Shinzo, and
Yamamoto Issei), Professor Miyajima Kazuhiko of Doshisha University (on the
history of astronomy in the Tokugawa era), Dr. Izumiura Hideyuki (on the observation programs) of the Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, Dr. Kazu Tsugito and
Dr. Watanabe Yoshiya (on the activity of planetarium) of the Osaka Science
Museum, and Mr. Nariai Tatuo and Mrs. Hashimoto Eiko of Ashiya City (on the
life of Nariai Hidekazu) for the data search on the respective subjects.
The original idea of writing this book is owed to Ms. Niko Hisako, editor at
Springer, to whom I express my hearty thanks. I also thank anonymous reviewers for
the helpful comments.
For the helpful editorial works – (to be continued).
For the editorial works, I sincerely express my gratitude to the Editors of
Springer: Ms. Camilya Anitta, Mr. Werner Hermens, Ms. Hisako Niko, Ms. Rebecca
Sauter, and Mr. Solomon George. The efforts of these editors made this a far better
book than it would have been otherwise. Finally, I am thankful to my wife for
supporting everyday life of an old author.
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The author expresses sincere gratitude to Professor Kam-Ching Leung of the
University of Neburaska, USA, and Professors Kato Shoji and Hirata Ryuko of
Kyoto University for their kind critical reading of the manuscript.
The author is thankful to Mrs. Itoh Noriko, librarian in the Department of
Astronomy, Kyoto University, for the extensive search of references.
The author’s sincere gratitude is also due to Professor Seki Munezo of Tohoku
University (on the life of Hitotuyanagi Zyuiti), Mr. Nakagiri Masao of the National
Astronomical Observatory (on the life of Ichinohe Naozo), Dr. Hirabayashi Hisashi
(on the VSOP and VERA) and Dr. Okuda Haruyuki (infrared astronomy) of the
Institute of Space and Aeronautic Science, Professor Sawa Takeyasu of Aichi
Kyoiku University (on the education of astronomy), Professors Kurokawa Hiroki
and Shibata Kazunari of the Kwasan and Hida Observatories (on the DST observations), Dr. Tomita Yoshio of Kyoto University (on the lives of Shinjo, Shinzo, and
Yamamoto Issei), Professor Miyajima Kazuhiko of Doshisha University (on the
history of astronomy in the Tokugawa era), Dr. Izumiura Hideyuki (on the observation programs) of the Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, Dr. Kazu Tsugito and
Dr. Watanabe Yoshiya (on the activity of planetarium) of the Osaka Science
Museum, and Mr. Nariai Tatuo and Mrs. Hashimoto Eiko of Ashiya City (on the
life of Nariai Hidekazu) for the data search on the respective subjects.
The original idea of writing this book is owed to Ms. Niko Hisako, editor at
Springer, to whom I express my hearty thanks. I also thank anonymous reviewers for
the helpful comments.
For the helpful editorial works – (to be continued).
For the editorial works, I sincerely express my gratitude to the Editors of
Springer: Ms. Camilya Anitta, Mr. Werner Hermens, Ms. Hisako Niko, Ms. Rebecca
Sauter, and Mr. Solomon George. The efforts of these editors made this a far better
book than it would have been otherwise. Finally, I am thankful to my wife for
supporting everyday life of an old author.
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