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West, Richard M |
Understanding the Universe |
I03888 |
1983 |
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West, Richard M |
Highlights of Astronomy |
I02787 |
1983 |
eBook |
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West, Richard M |
Reports on Astronomy |
I02536 |
1985 |
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Laustsen, Svend |
Exploring the Southern Sky |
I01729 |
1987 |
eBook |
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MacGillivray, H.T |
Astronomy from Wide-Field Imaging |
I00981 |
1994 |
eBook |
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West, Richard M |
Proceedings of the Eighteenth General Assembly |
I00142 |
1983 |
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| Title | Understanding the Universe : The Impact of Space Astronomy |
| Author(s) | West, Richard M |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 1983. |
| Description | XII, 250 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | There is hardly any field of human endeavour which is more fundamental than the study of our surroundings. We have always wanted to learn what was behind our horizon, beyond the next mountain, on the other side of the ocean, on the next planet, at the end of the Universe. We have come a long way since our early ancestors gazed upon the sky in amazement. Giant optical and radio telescopes now allow us to "see" the early epochs of the Universe, revealing phenomena beyond our comprehension. Spacecrafts with on-board astronomical instrumentation circle the Earth and fly to the limits of the Solar System, providing invaluable new information about nearby and distant objects. Many people have the intuitive feeling that it is "easier and better" to study the Universe from above the Earth's atmosphere. However, this is only partially true in as much as electromagnetic radiation of certain wavelengths (e.g. X-rays) does not penetrate the atmosphere and can only be studied from balloons and space crafts ??? The advent of space-borne astronomy has not made ground-based observations obsolete - on the contrary, it is only thanks to the combination of the two that we have now a vastly more comprehensive picture of the Universe than just a few decades ago |
| ISBN,Price | 9789400972117 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Observations, Astronomical
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| Title | Reports on Astronomy |
| Author(s) | West, Richard M |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 1985. |
| Description | VIII, 726 p. 3 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | volume XIX A of IAU Transactions contains the reports by Presidents of Commissions, covering the period July 1981 - June 1984. The topics of IAU Commissions deal with all of contemporary astronomy and the present volume therefore constitutes an exhaustive and unique record of astronomical research during this interval. It is particularly useful for astronomers and other scientists who want to gain an overview of a certain field, not necessarily near their own research area. Each Commission President was requested, by early 1984, to begin prep?? arations for the compilation of his/her Commission report. All members of Commissions were asked to supply details about their individual research pro?? grammes. The ensuing, very substantial task of concatenating was undertaken in late 1984 by the Presidents, often supported by a team of authors, all recog?? nized authorities in their fields. In order to preserve some measure of uni?? formity - which is in any case very difficult with so many authors - editorial guidelines were sent to Presidents, including the number of pages allotted to each Commission |
| ISBN,Price | 9789400953925 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Observations, Astronomical
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| Title | Exploring the Southern Sky : A Pictorial Atlas from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) |
| Author(s) | Laustsen, Svend;Madsen, Claus;West, Richard M |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1987. |
| Description | VI, 274 p. 253 illus., 89 illus. in color : online resource |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642615887 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. GEOPHYSICS
8. Geophysics/Geodesy
9. Observations, Astronomical
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| Title | Astronomy from Wide-Field Imaging : Proceedings of the 161st Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in Potsdam, Germany, August 23???27, 1993 |
| Author(s) | MacGillivray, H.T;Thomson, E.B;Lasker, Barry M;Reid, I. Neill;Malin, David F;West, Richard M;Lorenz, Hilmar |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 1994. |
| Description | XXXII, 760 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | H.T. MacGilLIVRAY Royal Observatory Blackford Hill Edinburgh EH9 3HJ Scotland U.K. lAU Symposium No. 161 on 'Astronomy from Wide-Field Imaging', held in Potsdam, Germany, during 23-27th August 1993, was the first conference organised by the recently-formed Working Group of lAU Commission 9 on 'Wide-Field Imaging'. This Working Group was instigated during the XXIst meeting of the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Buenos Aires in 1991, and represented a merging of the former formal lAU Working Group on 'Astronomical Photography' and the informal 'Digitised Optical Sky Surveys' Working Group. Dr. Richard West was 'invited' to be Chairperson, and hence was given the daunting task of organising the Group from scratch. The very fact that the first conference after only two years was a major lAU Symposium says much about the determination and enthusiasm of Richard West to fulfilling the aims of the new Working Group. The siting of the conference in Potsdam in formerly East Germany provided an excellent opportunity to advantage from the political changes in Eastern Europe. Good access to the meeting was possible by scientists from Eastern European countries, allowing exchange of information on the very important Wide-Field facilities in both East and West, information on the rich archives of photographic plates that exist in both East and West, and allowing discussions between scientists facing very similar problems in both East and West |
| ISBN,Price | 9789401111461 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Observations, Astronomical
8. SPACE SCIENCES
9. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
10. Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
11. Statistics??
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| Title | Proceedings of the Eighteenth General Assembly : Patras 1982 |
| Author(s) | West, Richard M |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 1983. |
| Description | X, 604 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The XVlllth General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union was held in Patras, Greece, from 17-26 August 1982. It was marked by the tragic death of the President of the IAU, Professor M.K.V. Bappu, on August 19, 1982. This sad event, without precedent in the history of the Union, posed serious problems to the organization of the General Assembly, which could only be overcome by the full collaboration of all members, the organizers, and the Executive Committee. A tribute to the memory of Prof. Bappu was paid during a plenary meeting on 23 August 1982. The full texts of the speeches are published in Chapter I of this . volume. The excellent scientific programme in Patras was organized by the Presidents of the 40 IAU Commissions and coordinated by the IAU General Secretary (1979-1982), Professor P.A. Wayman. The local arrangements were taken care of by Professor C. Goudas and his collaborators from the Patras University. Due to the unexpected withdrawal in 1979 of another invitation to host the 1982 IAU General Assembly, the organizers in Greece had less than two years available for the extensive preparations, and our hearty thanks are due to them for their persistent efforts, which made this General Assembly an outstanding success |
| ISBN,Price | 9789400971080 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Observations, Astronomical
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