Exploring the History of Southeast Asian Astronomy: A Review of Current Projects and Future Prospects and Possibilities

Part 1: Introductory Studies.- Chapter 1: Exploring the History of Southeast Asian Astronomy: A Checklist of Recent Research and Future Prospects and Possibilities.- Chapter 2: Exploring the History of Philippine Astronomy: Catholics, Comets, Eclipses and Ethnoastronomy.- Part 2: Southeast Asian Studies: Eclipses, Calendars, Time-keeping and Tropical Astronomy.- Chapter 3: A Brief History of Vietnamese Astronomy and Calendars during the Reign of the Royal Dynasties.- Chapter 4: Solar and Lunar Eclipse Records in Vietnam from Ancient Times through to the Nineteenth Century.- Chapter 5: Father Antoine Thomas and the Birth of 'Modern Astronomy' in Thailand.- Chapter 6: King Rama IV: Astronomer and 'The Father of Thai Science'.- Chapter 7: J.A.C. Oudemans and Nineteenth Century Astronomy in the Dutch East Indies.- Chapter 8: The 1875 British Solar Eclipse Expedition to Siam Led by Dr Arthur Schuster.- Chapter 9: Observations of the 6 April 1875 Total Solar Eclipse from the Grand Palace in Bangkok.- Chapter 10: The Total Solar Eclipse of 9 May 1929: British and German Expeditions to Pattani in Southern Siam.- Chapter 11: The Total Solar Eclipse of 9 May 1929: the British Expedition to Alor Star in the Unfederated Malay State of Kedah.- Chapter 12: Time Signals for Mariners in SE Asia: Time Balls, Discs, Bells, Guns and Lights.- Part 3: Southeast Asian Studies: Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy.- Chapter 13: An Archaeoastronomical Investigation of Vaastu Shastra Principles (Vedic Architecture) Implemented in the City Planning of Ancient Chiang Mai.- Chapter 14: Astronomical Aspects of the Prambanan Temple in Central Java, Indonesia.- Chapter 15: Astronomical Knowledge and Practices of the Orang Asli of Malaysia.- Chapter 16: The Linkage Between Asterisms and Local Ecological Systems among the Austronesian Speakers of Southeast Asia.- Chapter 17: Folk Astronomy of the Northern West Coast of Peninsula Malaysia.- Chapter 18: Star Patterns in Mandar Navigation.- Chapter 19: Ethnoastronomy in Madura, Indonesia: Observations of the Night Sky and Eclipses.- Chapter 20: The Pengalantaka Eka Sungsang Ka Paing System and a Diagram for Determining Purnama and Tilem in the Balinese Calendar.- Part 4: Southeast Asia in Regional Context.- Chapter 21: Possible Influences of India on Southeast Asian Astronomy: A Brief Review of the Archaeoastronomical Record.- Chapter 22: The Influence of India on Southeast Asian Astronomy: Of Calendars and Calculations.- Chapter 23: Investigating the Astronomical Histories of India and Southeast Asia: The Role of Stone Inscriptions.- Chapter 24: The Evolution of Local Southeast Asian Astronomy and the Influence of China, India, the Islamic World and the West.- The Authors.- Index.