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Transactions of the International Astronomical Union

Proceedings of the Fourteenth General Assembly Brighton 1970

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1971

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Editors:
  1. C. Jager
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  2. A. Jappel
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Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union Transactions (IAUT, volume 14B)

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Table of contents (46 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Report of the Executive Committee 1967–1969

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Executive Committee 1967–1970

      • O. Heckmann, M. K. V. Bappu, W. N. Christiansen, L. Gratton, J. Sahade, M. Schwarzschild et al.
      Pages 3-28

  3. Inaugural Ceremony Report of the General Assembly

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
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    2. Inaugural Ceremony

      • C. De Jager, A. Jappel
      Pages 31-43

    3. Report of the General Assembly (With Resolutions Included)

      • C. De Jager, A. Jappel
      Pages 44-76

  4. Reports of Meetings of Commissions Comptes Rendus des Séances des Commissions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Ephemerides (Ephémérides)

      • G. A. Wilkins, A. T. Sinclair
      Pages 79-85

    3. Documentation

      • J. B. Sykes, A. J. Meadows
      Pages 86-89

    4. Astronomical Telegrams (TéléGrammes Astronomiques)

      • F. L. Whipple, B. G. Marsden
      Pages 90-90

    5. Celestial Mechanics (Mécanique Célèste)

      • W. J. Eckert, G. N. Duboshin, P. J. Message
      Pages 91-94

    6. Positional Astronomy (Astronomie de Position)

      • W. Dieckvoss, G. van Herk, R. H. Tucker
      Pages 95-97

    7. Instruments et Techniques (Instruments and Techniques)

      • J. Rösch, A. H. Delsemme
      Pages 98-103

    8. Solar Activity (Activité Solaire)

      • Z. Švestka, A. D. Fokker
      Pages 104-109

    9. Radiation and Structure of the Solar Atmosphere (Radiation et Structure de L’atmosphere Solaire)

      • R. Grant Athay, L. Delbouille
      Pages 110-116

    10. Fundamental Spectroscopic Data (Données Spectroscopiques Fondamentales)

      • M. V. Migeotte, J. G. Phillips
      Pages 117-123

    11. Physical Study of Comets (L’étude Physique des Comètes)

      • L. Biermann, J. Rahe
      Pages 124-127

    12. Physical Study of Planets and Satellites (L’étude Physique des Planètes et des Satellites)

      • John S. Hall, C. Sagan, B. Middlehurst, G. H. Pettengill
      Pages 128-137

    13. The Moon (La Lune)

      • A. Dollfus, J. O’Keefe
      Pages 138-145

    14. Rotation de La Terre (Rotation of the Earth)

      • P. Melchior, G. Billaud
      Pages 146-152
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The changing character of the IAU General Assemblies becomes most clear from a comparison of the agenda of the Brighton meeting with that of one of the earlier meetings. The fourth General Assembly (Cambridge Mass. , 1932) had about 240 participants, registered guests included, the Brighton meeting had about 2300 people attending. The Cambridge meeting lasted 5, working days, of which, however, three half days were exclusively devoted to excursions, leaving four real meeting days. At that time the nearly 30 commissions had each only one meeting, during part of a morning or afternoon; some commissions did not meet at all. There was one public lecture, by Sir Arthur Eddington, on 'The Expanding Universe'. Most of the small European countries were represented by two or three delegates only, but the delegations of France and Great Britain were composed of 20 and 18 scientists respectively; at that time there were only two delegates from Germany. After the Brighton General Assembly, with about 200 commission meetings - one commission met eleven times! - six Joint Discussions, four Invited Discourses, a Special Meeting and hardly time for excursions, there were a few complaints about too many overlapping meetings.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Transactions of the International Astronomical Union

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the Fourteenth General Assembly Brighton 1970

  • Editors: C. Jager, A. Jappel

  • Series Title: International Astronomical Union Transactions

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3105-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: International Astronomical Union 1971

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0190-9Due: 30 September 1971

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-3105-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 378

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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