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Developing Basic Space Science World-Wide

A Decade of UN/ESA Workshops

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Editors:
  1. Willem Wamsteker

    1. European Space Agency (ESA/VILSPA), Madrid, Spain

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  2. Rudolf Albrecht

    1. ST-ECF, ESA/ESO, Garching, Germany

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  3. Hans J. Haubold

    1. United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), Vienna, Austria

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Table of contents (50 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    1. The UN/ESA Workshops on Basic Space Science in the Developing Countries

      • H. J. Haubold, W. Wamsteker
      Pages 3-8

    2. The International Astronomical Union

      • J. Andersen
      Pages 9-15

    3. The International Astronomical Union: Historial Perspective

      • D. McNally
      Pages 17-21

    4. Astronomy Around the World

      • A. H. Batten
      Pages 23-30

    5. Research and Education in Basic Space Science

      • H. M. K. Al-Naimy, C. P. Celebre, K. Chamcham, H. S. P. de Alwis, M. C. P. de Carias, H. J. Haubold et al.
      Pages 31-37

  3. Asia and the Pacific

    1. Indian Space Programme

      • S. C. Chakravarty
      Pages 41-48

    2. Astronomy in the Philippines

      • B. M. Soriano Jr., C. P. Celebre
      Pages 49-54

    3. The Present Status of Astronomy in Sri Lanka

      • I. Medagangoda
      Pages 55-60

    4. A Short History of Astronomy in Indonesia

      • B. Hidayat
      Pages 61-76

    5. Space Astronomy in China

      • Ai Guoxiang, Yan Yihua
      Pages 77-93

    6. Astronomy in Korea

      • I.-S. Nha
      Pages 95-97

  4. Latin America and the Caribbean

    1. The Astronomical Observatory of Honduras: A Project of International Cooperation

      • M. C. de Pineda Carias
      Pages 101-111

    2. The Gem Project: An International Collaboration to Survey Galactic Radiation Emission

      • S. Torres1, V. Canon, R. Casas, A. Umana, C. Tello, T. Villela et al.
      Pages 113-122

    3. The Galactic Emission Mapping (GEM) Project: Summary and Results

      • S. Torres
      Pages 123-129

    4. A Centre of Astronomy for Paraguay: A Quest for a Moderate-Sized Telescope

      • A. E. Troche-Boggino
      Pages 131-136

    5. The Uruguayan Automated and Robotic Telescope “BUSCA”

      • G. Tancredi, A. Sosa, E. Acosta, A. Ceretta, E. Joliet, M. Ruétalo et al.
      Pages 137-150

    6. Astronomy at the Universidad de Sonora

      • A. Sánchez-Ibarra
      Pages 151-157

    7. Space Sciences in Latin America

      • S. Torres
      Pages 159-175

  5. Sub-Saharan Africa

    1. Astronomy in South Africa

      • B. Warner
      Pages 179-181
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About this book

? J. Andersen Niels Bohr Institute for Astronomy Physics and Geophysics Astronomical Observatory Copenhagen ja@astro.ku.dk The development of astronomy worldwide begins at the roots: Already from childhood, humans of all nations and civilizations seem to share an innate fascination with the sky. Yet, people in different regions of the world have vastly different possibilities for pursuing this interest. In wealthy, industrialised societies the way is open to a school or higher education in science, possibly leading to a career in astronomy or basic or applied space science for the benefit of the country as well as the individual. In other regions, neither the financial nor the trained human resources are sufficient to offer that avenue to the future of the young generation, or those intellectual resources to the development of their country. This book addresses ways and means by which these obstacles can be, if not fully overcome, then at least significantly reduced.

Editors and Affiliations

  • European Space Agency (ESA/VILSPA), Madrid, Spain

    Willem Wamsteker

  • ST-ECF, ESA/ESO, Garching, Germany

    Rudolf Albrecht

  • United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), Vienna, Austria

    Hans J. Haubold

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Developing Basic Space Science World-Wide

  • Book Subtitle: A Decade of UN/ESA Workshops

  • Editors: Willem Wamsteker, Rudolf Albrecht, Hans J. Haubold

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2519-X

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-1681-3Published: 31 March 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6451-6Published: 25 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-2519-8Published: 28 December 2005

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 504

  • Number of Illustrations: 126 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Social Sciences, general

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