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Reference Coordinate Systems for Earth Dynamics

Proceedings of the 56th Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union Held in Warsaw, Poland, September 8–12, 1980

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 86)

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Table of contents (48 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Kinematic and Dynamic Reference Frames

    • E. M. Gaposchkin
    Pages 59-70
  3. Celestial Reference Frames

    • J. Kovalevsky
    Pages 77-86
  4. A new Parameterization of Polar Motion

    • Haim B. Papo
    Pages 119-123
  5. On the Adoption of a Terrestrial Reference Frame

    • Dennis D. McCarthy
    Pages 145-153
  6. On the Annual Earth’s Rotation

    • Angelo Poma, Edoardo Proverbio
    Pages 187-190

Editors and Affiliations

  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, USA

    E. M. Gaposchkin

  • Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

    B. Kołaczek

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Reference Coordinate Systems for Earth Dynamics

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 56th Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union Held in Warsaw, Poland, September 8–12, 1980

  • Editors: E. M. Gaposchkin, B. Kołaczek

  • Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8456-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1981

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1260-8Due: 30 April 1981

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-8458-5Published: 03 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-8456-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0067-0057

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 400

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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