Department of Physics
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....Robert A. Egler ....Senior Lecturer in
Astronomy / Co-Assistant Department Head .....Office: .......436 Riddick Hall ....... ......Joined NC State Physics: .. |
Areas of Interest:
..........Applied Positional Astronomy
- Applications of astronomy to maritime and space navigation.
.................. Principle projects include Navstar / Global Positioning System (GPS),
...................and the Space Surveillance
and Tracking System (SSTS).
.......... Historical Astronomy - Astronomy and astrology in medieval Europe (AD 800 to 1400).
.......... (In conjunction with my studies
in medieval astronomy and astrology, I am a financial
..........contributor to the Bodleian Library, Oxford University . (Virtual tour of Oxford).)
Classes Taught:
- Solar System Astronomy - PY124
- Computational Astronomy - PY126
- Spherical Astronomy (PY499- Senior Special Topics Course, and occasional extension course)
- Celestial Navigation (occasional extension course)
Professional and Scholarly Societies:
- American Astronautical Society (AAS)
- Royal
Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC)
- Royal
Institute of Navigation (RIN)
- Medieval
Academy of America (MAA)
- Archaeological
Institute of America (AIA)
(Also a member of the Oxford University Alumni Society).
Positions before joining NC State Physics:
- Member of the Technical Staff,
The Aerospace Corporation
Navigation Analysis Section: Satellite Navigation Department. - Research Assistant,
Astrophysics Group
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh
Under Dr. Frank Briggs (Now at Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Netherlands) - Student Assistant, Allegheny Observatory
University of Pittsburgh - Fire Fighter (professional): Engine
Company 1 / Ladder Company 1
Wilkinsburg Borough, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Publications:
My duties are primarily administrative. I have about two dozen papers and a couple lab manuals and short textbooks published. Some publications representative of my areas of interest are:
“Measuring the Heavens: Astronomical Instruments before the
Telescope”
Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of
Vol. 100 (2006) p 37
“Customized calculation of
navigational and astronomical ephemerides: Applied
spherical astronomy”
J. Royal Astro. Soc. Canada, Robert A. Egler
Vol. 99 (2005) p 165
"Oblitus Astrologia: Astronomical Progress in
Medieval Europe"
J. Royal Astro. Soc. Canada, Robert A. Egler
Vol. 98 (2004) p 277
"Astronomical events recorded in the medieval Anglo-Saxon
Chronicles"
J. Royal Astro. Soc. Canada, Robert A. Egler
Vol. 96 (2002), p 184
"Temperature Dependence of Sextant Index Error"
Journal of the Institute of Navigation, Robert A. Egler
Vol. 42 (1995), No. 3, p 531
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Last updated: 12 Jan 2008