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The Search for Extraterrestrial Life: Recent Developments

Proceedings of the 112th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union Held at Boston University, Boston, Mass., U.S.A., June 18–21, 1984

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  • © 1985

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Editors:
  1. Michael D. Papagiannis

    1. Department of Astronomy, Boston University, Boston, USA

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Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (IAUS, volume 112)

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Table of contents (76 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. History and Special Events

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Michael D. Papagiannis
      Pages 3-4

    3. A Historical Introduction to the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

      • Michael D. Papagiannis
      Pages 5-11

    4. Twenty-Five Years of the Search for Extraterrestrial Communications

      • P. Morrison
      Pages 13-19

    5. Seti is Coming of Age

      • G. Cocconi
      Pages 21-22

    6. Welcoming Address

      • Arthur G. B. Metcalf
      Pages 23-24

    7. Invocation

      • Demetrios Trakatellis
      Pages 25-25

  3. The Search for Other Planetary Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
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    2. Introduction

      • Michael D. Papagiannis
      Pages 29-32

    3. A Review of the Scientific Rationale and Methods Used in the Search for Other Planetary Systems

      • David C. Black
      Pages 33-41

    4. Protoplanetary Material Around Nearby Stars

      • Hartmut H. Aumann
      Pages 43-50

    5. On the Number of Galactic Planetary Systems

      • Steven Beckwith
      Pages 51-58

    6. Planetary Searches Using Optical Astrometric Interferometers

      • D. H. Staelin, M. M. Colavita, M. Shao
      Pages 59-63

    7. A New Objective for the Allegheny Observatory 30-Inch Refractor

      • George D. Gatewood, Joost Kiewiet de Jonge, John Stein, Charles DiFatta
      Pages 65-74

    8. Prospects for Space Telescope in the Search for Other Planetary Systems

      • J. L. Russell
      Pages 75-84

    9. Detecting Distant Planets with Space Telescope

      • Thornton Page
      Pages 85-89

    10. Absolute Astronomical Accelerometry : A New Tool for Planetary Searching

      • Pierre Connes
      Pages 91-95

    11. Assisting Extrasolar Planetary Detection through the Determination of Stellar Space Orientations

      • Laurance R. Doyle
      Pages 97-100

  4. Planetary, Interplanetary and Interstellar Organic Matter

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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About this book

PROCEEDINGS IAU S)1WOSIUM 112 Michael D. Papagiannis Department of Astronomy Boston University Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA 1. THE SYMPOSIUM AND THE PROCEEDINGS IAU Symposium 112 - The Search for Extraterrestrial Life: Recent Developments, was held in Boston and in particular at the new Science Center of Boston University, June 18-21, 1984, and was attended by about 150 participants from 18 different countries. It was the first official scientific meeting organized by IAti Commission 51, the youngest of all IAU Commissions, which was established only in 1982 at the 18-th IAU General Assembly at Patras, Greece. This Volume of the Proceedings contains nearly 70 papers with about 90 authors from 20 different countries, including two papers from our Soviet colleagues (Kardashev and Slysh) who had not been able to attend our Symposium in Boston. The Volume is divided into eight Sections, the first of which serves as a general introduction, and the other seven correspond to the seven Sessions of the Symposium.

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`This book, in its production well up to Reidel's high publishing standards, is absolutely essential reading for all those interested in the search for extraterrestrial life.'
The Observatory (1986)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Astronomy, Boston University, Boston, USA

    Michael D. Papagiannis

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life: Recent Developments

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 112th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union Held at Boston University, Boston, Mass., U.S.A., June 18–21, 1984

  • Editors: Michael D. Papagiannis

  • Series Title: International Astronomical Union Symposia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5462-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: International Astronomical Union 1985

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2113-6Due: 30 September 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2114-3Published: 30 September 1985

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-5462-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1743-9213

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2186

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 608

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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