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Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy 7

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  • © 2006

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Editors:
  1. ANDRÉ HECK

    1. Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory, France

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  • The book is dealing with socio-dynamical aspects of the astronomy (and related space sciences) community: characteristics of organizations, strategies for development, operational techniques, observing practicalities, journal and magazine profiles, public outreach, publication studies, relationships with media, research communication, series of conferences, evaluation and selection procedures, research indicators, national specificities, contemporary history, and so on.
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Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 343)

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. EDITORIAL

    • ANDRÉ HECK
    Pages 1-12

  3. BRITISH ASTRONOMY

    • PAUL MURDIN
    Pages 13-48

  4. ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE PHYSICS IN GREECE

    • VASSILIS CHARMANDARIS
    Pages 49-69

  5. ASTRONOMY IN UKRAINE

    • YA. V. PAVLENK, I.B. VAVILOVA, T. KOSTIUK
    Pages 71-96

  6. FOCUSSING EUROPEAN ASTRONOMY – ESO’S IN THE ‘COMEBACK’ OF EUROPEAN ASTRONOMY

    • CATHERINE CESARSKY, CLAUS MADSEN
    Pages 97-113

  7. THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (ISSI) - AN INTERVIEW WITH ROGER M. BONNET

    • ANDRÉ HECK
    Pages 115-124

  8. THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE UNIVERSITY (ISU)

    • WALTER PEETERS
    Pages 125-153

  9. EUROPLANET: EUROPEAN PLANETOLOGY NETWORK

    • M. BLANC
    Pages 155-170

  10. RADIONET: ADVANCED RADIO ASTRONOMY ACROSS EUROPE

    • ALASTAIR G. GUNN
    Pages 171-180

  11. SELECTING AND SCHEDULING OBSERVING PROPOSALS AT NRAO TELESCOPES

    • DAVID E. HOGG
    Pages 181-201

  12. SELECTING AND SCHEDULING OBSERVATIONS AT THE IRAM OBSERVATORIES

    • MICHAEL GREWING
    Pages 203-225

  13. SELECTING, SCHEDULING AND CARRYING OUT OBSERVING PROGRAMMES AT CFHT

    • CHRISTIAN VEILLET
    Pages 227-239

  14. THE SCHOLARLY JOURNALS OF THE AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

    • ROBERT W. MILKEY
    Pages 241-261

  15. MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

    • PAUL MURDIN
    Pages 263-272

  16. ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS - A JOURNAL OF ASTRONOMERS FOR ASTRONOMERS

    • GEORGES MEYNET
    Pages 273-283

  17. LISA – THE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES IN ASTRONOMY CONFERENCES

    • BRENDA G. CORBIN, UTA GROTHKOPF
    Pages 285-306

  18. THE ADS SUCCESS STORY – AN INTERVIEW WITH GUNTHER EICHHORNÜ

    • ANDRÉ HECK
    Pages 307-314

  19. THE PROGRESSIVE WORLD PENETRATION OF THE STRASBOURG ASTRONOMICAL DATA CENTER (1970-1990)

    • ANDRÉ HECK
    Pages 315-354

  20. THE GENESIS OF THE IAU WORKING GROUP ON ASTRONOMICAL DATA

    • GEORGE A. WILKINS
    Pages 355-366
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Astronomy isthemostancientsciencehumanshavepracticedonEarth. Itisascienceofextremesandoflargenumbers:extremesoftime–fromthe big bang to in?nity –, of distances, of temperatures, of density and masses, ofmagnetic?eld,etc.Itisasciencewhichishighlyvisible,notonlybecause stars and planets are accessible in the sky to the multitude, but also - cause the telescopes themselves are easily distinguishable, usually on top of scenic mountains, and also because their cost usually represent a subst- tialproportionofthenation’sbudgetandofthetaxpayerscontributionsto that budget. As such, astronomy cannot pass unnoticed. It touches on the origins of matter, of the Universe where we live, on life and on our destiny. It touches on philosophy as well as on religion. Astronomy is the direct c- tactofhumankindwithitsoriginsandtheimmensityofuniversalnature.It is indeed a science of observation where experimentation is practically - possible and which is ruled by mathematics, physics, chemistry, statistical analysis and modelling, while o?ering the largest number of veri?cations of the most advanced theories of fundamental physics such as general r- st ativity and gravitation. At the beginning of the 21 century astronomy is clearly a multidisciplinary activity touching on all aspects of science. It is therefore logical that in the past and still now, astronomy has attracted the most famous scientists, be they pure observers, mathematicians, physicists, biologists, experimentalists, and even politicians.

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  • Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory, France

    ANDRÉ HECK

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