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Astronomers as Diplomats - When the IAU Builds Bridges Between Nations (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
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Astronomers as Diplomats - When the IAU Builds Bridges Between Nations (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Series: Historical & Cultural Astronomy
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This book illuminates a few highly significant events in history in
which astronomers have helped keep contacts between astronomers of
different states in moments of international political tensions or
even crises. The chapters, written by 20 international authors,
focus on four periods where astronomers were particularly active in
international relations: 1. The WWI period, the epoch of the
creation of the IAU, in the context of the simultaneous creation of
other scientific unions. The book also singles out the important
role of A.S. Eddington and his network "across forbidden borders".
2. The Cold war period and its consequences, when several countries
were divided between opposite blocs. "The China crisis" is told
here from different viewpoints by Chinese astronomers, both from
the mainland and from Taiwan, in parallel with the evolution of
astronomy in South and North Korea. Germany's twisted path in its
membership of the IAU, from its admission in 1951 to its
reunification in 1991 is shown as another example. 3. The book then
highlights a third period, when radio astronomers, in particular,
were very active in "building bridges" between East and West. It
also tells the history of how the apparently innocuous issue of the
"lunar nomenclature" became extremely sensitive. The part ends on
two chapters on Russian robotic missions and lunar surface features
as well on the Russian participation in the "International Virtual
Observatory" project. 4. The fourth part reports for the first time
on the "hidden story" of the relations between the IAU and the
United Nations after the "Moon race" when the United Nations
decided to challenge the IAU's authority on "extraterrestrial
names". The final chapter reviews how twenty years later UNESCO and
the IAU had become strong partners in the difficult, but highly
successful organization of the International Year of Astronomy
(2002-2009), and of the "Astronomy and World Heritage" intitiative
(2008).
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