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Highlights of Astronomy

As presented at the XIVth General Assembly of the I.A.U. 1970

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Editors:
  1. Cornelis Jager
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Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union Highlights (IAUH, volume 2)

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Table of contents (91 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Invited Discourses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Pulsars

      • A. Hewish
      Pages 3-19

    3. Pulsars (Theoretical Considerations)

      • V. L. Ginzburg
      Pages 20-62

    4. Observational Evidence for Galactic Spiral Structure

      • Bart J. Bok
      Pages 63-87

    5. Theory of Spiral Structure

      • C. C. Lin
      Pages 88-121

  3. Special Meeting on Direct Exploration of the Moon

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. The Apollo Missions

      • L. R. Scherer
      Pages 125-141

    3. Lunar Igneous Activity and Differentiation

      • G. Fielder
      Pages 142-154

    4. Seismology of the Moon and Implications on Internal Structure, Origin and Evolution

      • Maurice Ewing, Gary Latham, Frank Press, George Sutton, James Dorman, Yosio Nakamura et al.
      Pages 155-172

    5. Induced and Permanent Magnetism on the Moon: Structural and Evolutionary Implications

      • C. P. Sonett, P. Dyal, D. S. Colburn, B. F. Smith, G. Schubert, K. Schwartz et al.
      Pages 173-188

  4. Joint Discussions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
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    2. The Origin of the Earth and Planets

      1. Opening Remarks
        • Cornelis De Jager
        Pages 193-194
      2. Origin of the Solar Nebula
        • Cornelis De Jager
        Pages 195-203
      3. Internal Constitution and Thermal Histories of the Terrestrial Planets
        • Cornelis De Jager
        Pages 204-227
      4. Internal Constitution of the Giant Planets
        • Cornelis De Jager
        Pages 228-238
      5. Open Discussion
        • Cornelis De Jager
        Pages 239-243

    3. Helium in the Universe

      1. Opening Remarks at Joint Discussion on the Helium in the Universe
        • D. E. Osterbrock
        Pages 247-247
      2. Introductory Talk
        • R. J. Tayler
        Pages 248-253
      3. Abundance of Helium in Stellar Atmospheres
        • R. Cayrel
        Pages 254-268
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About this book

After the same pattern as the XIII th General Assembly of the International Astronom­ ical Union the present Volume of the Highlights in Astronomy contains the texts of the invited discourses given at the XIVth General Assembly held in Brighton, England, August 1970. It contains further the papers and discussion remarks presented at the six joint discussions, as well as the invited papers given at the special session on the Moon. In addition this Volume contains the papers given at the joint meeting of Commissions 24, 27, 30, 33 and 37 on RR Lyrae Stars. It goes without saying that the nearly hundred papers printed in this Volume represent only a minor part of all matter dealt with at the XIVth General Assembly of the Union; the many important discussions that took place in a few hundred commission meetings are not included. For short abstracts and reviews of these the reader is referred to Transactions of the International Astronomical Union XIVB. I wish to thank those who contributed to this Volume for the speed in submitting the manuscripts of their papers. This, together with the efficiency of the Publishers allowed for a rapid publication.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Highlights of Astronomy

  • Book Subtitle: As presented at the XIVth General Assembly of the I.A.U. 1970

  • Editors: Cornelis Jager

  • Series Title: International Astronomical Union Highlights

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3102-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: International Astronomical Union 1971

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0189-3Due: 30 September 1971

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-3104-2Published: 09 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-3102-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2352-3328

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2178

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 793

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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