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Astrometric Binaries

An International Conference to Commemorate the Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784–1846)

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  • © 1985

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Editors:
  1. Zdeněk Kopal

    1. University of Manchester, UK

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  2. Jürgen Rahe

    1. Remeis-Observatory, Bamberg, Germany

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Preface

    1. Preface

      • Zdeněk Kopal, Jürgen Rahe
      Pages 1-1

  3. Preface

    1. Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel — An Appreciation

      • Zdeněk Kopal
      Pages 3-10

  4. Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784–1846)

    1. Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784–1846)

      • Walter Fricke
      Pages 11-19

  5. Stellar Astrometry

    1. Project HIPPARCOS

      • P. L. Bernacca
      Pages 21-45

    2. HIPPARCOS Astrometric Binaries

      • J. Dommanget
      Pages 47-63

    3. High Resolution Problems in Astrometry and Spectroscopy of Binaries and Their Significance for the Progress of Stellar Physics

      • Frans Van ’T Veer
      Pages 65-74

    4. SECAM — A Seeing-Controlled Camera for High-Resolution Photographs

      • Wolfhard Schlosser
      Pages 75-76

    5. Statistical Models for HIPPARCOS Binaries

      • S. Söderhjelm
      Pages 77-87

    6. De Media Aequinoctiorum Praecessione Atque De Nutatione Stellae SS433

      • Remo Ruffini, Song Doo Jong
      Pages 89-94

    7. Relativistic Astrometry

      • Michael Soffel, Joachim Schastok, Hanns Ruder, Manfred Schneider
      Pages 95-101

  6. Astrometric Binaries — Astrometry

    1. Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel 1784, July 22-1846, March 17

      • P. Van De Kamp
      Pages 103-104

    2. Current Work on Binary and Multiple Stars

      • Mario G. Fracastoro
      Pages 105-110

    3. Modern Methods in the Astrometry of Double Stars

      • Laurence W. Fredrick
      Pages 111-115

    4. On the Observation of Double Stars for the Determination of Their Proper Motions

      • M. S. Zverev
      Pages 117-118

    5. On the Determination of Double Star Orbits

      • Heinrich Eichhorn
      Pages 119-124

    6. Distribution of Astrometric Binaries in Various Galactic Latitudes

      • A. N. Goyal
      Pages 125-131

    7. Astrometric Binaries and Their Role in Double Star Astronomy

      • T. Herczeg
      Pages 133-134

    8. Work on Astrometric Binaries in China

      • L. Yan, L. Wan, S. Gong
      Pages 135-136

    9. Close Triple Star Systems

      • Frank Bradshaw Wood
      Pages 137-141
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Manchester, UK

    Zdeněk Kopal

  • Remeis-Observatory, Bamberg, Germany

    Jürgen Rahe

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Astrometric Binaries

  • Book Subtitle: An International Conference to Commemorate the Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784–1846)

  • Editors: Zdeněk Kopal, Jürgen Rahe

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5343-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1985

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1970-6Due: 30 April 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8858-9Published: 26 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-5343-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 220

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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