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Kistemaker, Jacob was born on April 23, 1917 in Kolhorn, New Hampshire, The Netherlands. Son of Gradus and Elisabeth (Blaauboer) Kistemaker.
(A reconstruction of the Chinese sky of two thousand years...)
A reconstruction of the Chinese sky of two thousand years ago, based on analysis of the first star catalogue in China and other sources. Presented in six well-sized star maps for 100 BC, it is especially important for the history of astronomy. The Han sky, with five times more constellations than Ptolemy knew, reflects diverse human activities. The way in which constellations were grouped discloses a systematic cosmology, uniting universe and the state. The work of the three Han schools is comparable to Ptolemy's "Almagest," With three detailed Appendices on the constellations of the three schools, well illustrated to demonstrate the relation between sky and human society, this book is valuable not only for astronomy historians and sinologists, but in general for scholars interested in the ancient cultures of Asia.
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Kistemaker, Jacob was born on April 23, 1917 in Kolhorn, New Hampshire, The Netherlands. Son of Gradus and Elisabeth (Blaauboer) Kistemaker.
Master of Science, University Leiden, The Netherlands, 1940. Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, University Leiden, The Netherlands, 1945. Doctor of Physics (honorary), Marie Curie University, Lublin, Poland, 1978.
Doctor of Technology Physics (honorary), Technology University, Liège, Belgium, 1979. Doctor of Technology Physics, University Lisbon, Portugal, 1984.
Assistant Kamerlingh Onnes laboratory, U. Leiden, 1939-1946;
research physicist, Fundamenteel Onderzoek Materie Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1947-1953;
director laboratory for atomic physics, Fundamenteel Onderzoek Matorie Foundation, Amsterdam, 1953-1982;
professor physics, Leiden U., Haarlem, The Netherlands, 1955-1984;
advisor Institute Atomic and Molecular Physics, Fundamenteel Onderzoek Materie Foundation, Amsterdam, 1982-1987. Conservator Teylers Museum, Haarlem, 1955-1982. Member Euratom Fusion Group, 1957-1982.
Consultant Laboratory Soil Dynamics, Delft, The Netherlands, 1983-1990;research coordinator Netherlands Ultra Centrifuge Project, 1955-1962. Past board member Space research Group The Netherlands, Institute Isotope Geology, Amsterdam, Foundation Parapsychol. Research, The Netherlands.
Co-founder Dutch Vacuum Society, Foundation Young Researchers. Advisor Ministry Edition and Sciences, 1983-1987. Member Dutch Steering Committee Energy Research, 1974-1976.
(A reconstruction of the Chinese sky of two thousand years...)
(A reconstruction of the Chinese sky of two thousand years...)
Fellow American Institute Physics. Member Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences, Academy Royal Brussels (associate), Russian Academy of Sciences (foreign member).
Married Jacoba Catherina Keizer. Children: Renée, Emilie, Willem.