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Inertial Coordinate System on the Sky

Proceedings of the 141st Symposium of the International Astronomical Union Held in Leningrad, U.S.S.R., October 17–21, 1989

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Jay H. Lieske

    1. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA

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  2. Victor K. Abalakin

    1. Central Astronomical Observatory Pulkovo, USSR Academy of Sciences, Leningrad, USSR

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Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (IAUS, volume 141)

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Table of contents (143 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxiv
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  2. The legacy of Pulkovo for inertial systems and reference frames

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. Introductory Remarks

      • J. H. Lieske
      Pages 3-4

    3. Concluding Remarks

      • Gart Westerhout
      Pages 5-6

    4. The Legacy of the Struves for the Establishment of an Inertial Coordinate System on the Sky

      • Alan H. Batten
      Pages 7-13

    5. Pulkovo Observatory’s Status in 19th Century Positional Astronomy

      • Kevin Krisciunas
      Pages 15-24

    6. L’arc Geodesique Le Plus Long: Delisle, Les Struve et L’Observatoire de Pulkovo

      • Suzanne Debarbat
      Pages 25-28

    7. Pulkovo Observatory and the National Observatory Movement: An Historical Overview

      • Steven J. Dick
      Pages 29-38

    8. The Past, Present and Future of Reference Systems for Astronomy and Geodesy

      • G. A. Wilkins
      Pages 39-46

    9. The IAU Working Group on Reference Systems

      • James A. Hughes
      Pages 47-50

    10. The Origin of Celestial Coordinates

      • C. A. Murray
      Pages 51-59

  3. Pulkovo today

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-62
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    2. The Pulkovo Programme for the Study of Visual Double Stars

      • A. A. Kisselev, O. P. Bykov, O. A. Kalinichenko, O. V. Kiyaeva, L. G. Romanenko, N. A. Shakht
      Pages 63-64

    3. On the Use of Statistical Parallaxes for the Proper Motion Reductions

      • N. M. Bronnikova, N. A. Shakht
      Pages 65-66

    4. Absolute Determinations of Star Declinations from Pole to Pole

      • V. A. Naumov
      Pages 67-67

    5. On the Photographic Vertical Catalog

      • V. A. Naumov
      Pages 68-68

    6. On the Programme of Ground-Based Observations of Bright Selected Minor Planets for 1991–2000

      • Yu. V. Batrakov, V. A. Shor
      Pages 69-71

    7. Complex Geodynamical Investigations in the Area of the USSR Academy of Sciences Central Astronomical Observatory at Pulkovo

      • V. K. Abalakin, V. I. Bogdanov, Yu.D. Boulanger, V. A. Naumov
      Pages 72-72

    8. Pulkovo Programme for the Photographic Observations of Satellites of Planets

      • T. P. Kisseleva, V. V. Bobylev, N. M. Bronnikova, A. A. Dementjeva, O. A. Kalinichenko, A. A. Kisselev et al.
      Pages 73-74

    9. Confor: A New Program for Determining the Connection between Radio and Optical Reference Frames

      • V. S. Gubanov, I. I. Kumkova, V. V. Tel’Nyuk-Adamchuk
      Pages 75-76
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About this book

IA U Symposium Number 141 "Inertial Coordinate System on the Sky" was held in Leningrad, USSR from 17-21 October 1989. The symposium also commemorated the 150th anniversary of the founding of Pulkovo Observatory. The scientific program was presented in ten half-day sessions. Most sessions were held at the Pulkovskaya Hotel, but one session which highlighted Pulkovo's current programs was held at Pulkovo Observatory. The sessions were organized into general categories pertaining to the legacy of Pulkovo for inertial systems; current programs at Pulkovo Observatory; concepts, definitions and models; and the realization and comparision of reference frames. More than 140 scientific papers were presented, either orally or in poster form. Extensive use was made of electronic mail and computer-readable communications, and more than two-thirds of the authors made use of the opportunity to submit papers for formatting by the editors. The meeting was truly a symposium in the Greek sense of the word-a free-flowing exchange of ideas and opinions. The final two papers presented at the symposium by Wilkins and by Westerhout are presented at an eady stage in the published proceedings, in order to help focus the reader's attention on the concepts and problems explored in subsequent papers. As pointed out by G.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA

    Jay H. Lieske

  • Central Astronomical Observatory Pulkovo, USSR Academy of Sciences, Leningrad, USSR

    Victor K. Abalakin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Inertial Coordinate System on the Sky

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 141st Symposium of the International Astronomical Union Held in Leningrad, U.S.S.R., October 17–21, 1989

  • Editors: Jay H. Lieske, Victor K. Abalakin

  • Series Title: International Astronomical Union Symposia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0613-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: International Astronomical Union 1990

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0786-0Due: 30 June 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0787-7Published: 30 June 1990

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-0613-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1743-9213

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2186

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 564

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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