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Highlights of Astronomy

As Presented at the XVth General Assembly and the Extra Ordinary General Assembly of the I.A.U. 1973

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  1. G. Contopoulos
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Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union Highlights (IAUH, volume 3)

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Table of contents (54 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Invited Discourses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. A New Look at the Sun

      • J. P. Wild
      Pages 3-19

    3. Early Stages of the Universe

      • D. W. Sciama
      Pages 21-35

    4. The Physics of the Interstellar Matter

      • G. B. Field
      Pages 37-49

    5. Galaxies and Their Nuclei

      • V. A. Ambartsumian
      Pages 51-66

    6. The Astronomy and Cosmology of Copernicus

      • Owen Gingerich
      Pages 67-85

  3. Selected Papers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. X-Ray Sources in Close Binary Systems

      • M. J. Rees
      Pages 89-107

    3. The Next Decade in Stellar Atmospheres Theory

      • P. Delache
      Pages 109-120

    4. The Future of Observational Stellar Atmospheres

      • L. V. Kuhi
      Pages 121-132

    5. The Next Decade of Theoretical Solar Physics

      • M. Kuperus
      Pages 133-148

    6. The Next Decade in Observational Solar Research

      • J. M. Beckers
      Pages 149-169

    7. Asymmetry in Solar Spectral Lines

      • C. Magnan, J. C. Pecker
      Pages 171-203

  4. Joint Discussions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205
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    2. Precession, Planetary Ephemerides and Time Scales

      1. Introductory Remarks
        • J. Kovalevsky
        Pages 209-210
      2. Pro and Contra Changes in the Conventional Values of Precession
        • W. Fricke
        Pages 211-219
      3. The Calculation of the Nutations
        • R. O. Vicente
        Pages 221-222
      4. Planetary Ephemerides
        • R. L. Duncombe, P. K. Seidelmann, P. M. Janiczek
        Pages 223-227
      5. Astronomical Units, Constants and Time-Scales
        • G. A. Wilkins
        Pages 229-232
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About this book

The year 1973 marked the highest peak of IAU activity up to now. Besides the Gen­ eral Assembly in Sydney, and the Extraordinary General Assembly in Poland, there were held eleven IAU Symposia and one Colloquium. Several IAU Publications cover this activity. The Proceedings of the Symposia are published in separate Volumes, while the Transactions of the General Assembly and of the Extraordinary General Assembly contain short reports of the Commission meetings, the administrative sessions, and the opening ceremonies. The present Volume covers some of the scientific Highlights of the General As­ sembly and of the Extraordinary General Assembly. It contains five Invited Dis­ courses given in Sydney and Poland, some selected papers, and the Joint Discussions at the General Assembly of Sydney. Of course, there were many more papers of special interest presented in Sydney that could not be included in this Volume. Their titles can be seen in the reports of the various Commissions. It is regrettable that the Invited Discourses of C. H. Townes (Interstellar Molecules) and F. J. Low (Infrared Astronomy) were not submitted for publication. Also only five papers or abstracts of the Joint Discussion on the 'Origins of the Moon and Satellites' have been available. Despite these minor shortcomings, I believe that the present Volume is faithful to its title: it gives a substantial part of the Highlights of Astronomy in 1973.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Highlights of Astronomy

  • Book Subtitle: As Presented at the XVth General Assembly and the Extra Ordinary General Assembly of the I.A.U. 1973

  • Editors: G. Contopoulos

  • Series Title: International Astronomical Union Highlights

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2211-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: International Astronomical Union 1974

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0452-8Due: 31 July 1974

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-2213-2Published: 13 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-2211-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2352-3328

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2178

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 574

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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