Title Transactions of the International Astronomical Union Author(s) Swings, Jean-Pierre Publication Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 1986. Description XIV, 654 p : online resource Abstract Note The XIXth General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union was held in New Delhi, India, from November 19 to 28, 1985. It was dedicated to the memory of a former IAU President, Professor M. K. V. Bappu, who tragically passed away on August 19, 1982. On the occasion of the Delhi General Assembly, the IAU Minor Planet Center announced that Minor Planet (asteroid) No. 2596 henceforth will carry the name Vainu Sappu. The full text of the announcement reads: "(2596) VAINU BAPPU = 1979 KN (diameter about 8 kilometers, period 5 years 4 months, mean distance from the Sun around 450 million kilometers) Discovered 1979, May 19, by R. M. West at the European Southern Observatory. Named in memory of Manali f ISBN,Price 9789400947429 Keyword(s) 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques 2. Astronomy???Observations 3. EBOOK 4. EBOOK - SPRINGER 5. IAU TRANSACTIONS; 19B 6. Observations, Astronomical Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I04483     On Shelf