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Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy

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Editors:
  1. André Heck

    1. Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory, France

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Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 256)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • André Heck
    Pages 1-5

  3. Astronomy-Related Organizations: Geographical Distributions, Ages and Sizes

    • André Heck
    Pages 7-66

  4. The Astronomische Gesellschaft:Pieces from its History

    • Werner Pfau
    Pages 67-75

  5. What can we Learn from Publication Studies?

    • Helmut A. Abt
    Pages 77-89

  6. Observation of Scientific Publications in Astronomy/Astrophysics

    • Laurence Esterle, Michel Zitt
    Pages 91-109

  7. The Refereeing System in Astronomy

    • Stuart R. Pottasch
    Pages 111-121

  8. Nasa Program Solicitations, Proposal Evaluations, and Selection of Science Investigations

    • J. David Bohlin
    Pages 123-143

  9. Planning and Implementation of ESA’s Space Science Programme

    • Sergio Volonte
    Pages 145-164

  10. Communicating in Astronomy

    • André Heck
    Pages 165-184

  11. The Problems of English as a Foreign Language in Professional Astronomy

    • T. J. Mahoney
    Pages 185-192

  12. Astronomy and the General Public: A Historical Perspective

    • Jack Meadows
    Pages 193-202

  13. The Conferences on “The Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena”: Excursions into “Cross-Overs” between Science and the Arts and Literature

    • Raymond E. White
    Pages 203-209

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 211-221
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Research and publications in the field of Astronomy have undergone dramatic changes in the last half-century. While activities just slowed down during World War II in the US and in Latin America, they were very strongly affected by the difficult conditions prevailing among the European belligerent nations. Half a century ago, re­ search activities were mostly confined to observatories (linked or not to universities) and usually separated from the teaching of physical sciences. Hence, directors of observatories played an important role in the choice of the research fields, and "schools" of research appeared at various places, de­ veloping specific instrumentation, reduction techniques and mathematical methods to achieve their scientific goals. Reorganising the research activities after the war was no minor under­ taking, specially because communications were interrupted for over five years and isolated continental Europe from overseas activities. Scarcity of observing instruments (some of them being requisitioned by occupy­ ing armies) , enormous gaps in the available litterature led to local research activities, conducted independently of similar efforts undertaken elsewhere.

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  • Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory, France

    André Heck

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