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volume XIX A of IAU Transactions contains the reports by Presidents
of Commissions, covering the period July 1981 - June 1984. The
topics of IAU Commissions deal with all of contemporary astronomy
and the present volume therefore constitutes an exhaustive and
unique record of astronomical research during this interval. It is
particularly useful for astronomers and other scientists who want
to gain an overview of a certain field, not necessarily near their
own research area. Each Commission President was requested, by
early 1984, to begin prep arations for the compilation of his/her
Commission report. All members of Commissions were asked to supply
details about their individual research pro grammes. The ensuing,
very substantial task of concatenating was undertaken in late 1984
by the Presidents, often supported by a team of authors, all recog
nized authorities in their fields. In order to preserve some
measure of uni formity - which is in any case very difficult with
so many authors - editorial guidelines were sent to Presidents,
including the number of pages allotted to each Commission.
There is hardly any field of human endeavour which is more
fundamental than the study of our surroundings. We have always
wanted to learn what was behind our horizon, beyond the next
mountain, on the other side of the ocean, on the next planet, at
the end of the Universe. We have come a long way since our early
ancestors gazed upon the sky in amazement. Giant optical and radio
telescopes now allow us to "see" the early epochs of the Universe,
revealing phenomena beyond our comprehension. Spacecrafts with
on-board astronomical instrumentation circle the Earth and fly to
the limits of the Solar System, providing invaluable new
information about nearby and distant objects. Many people have the
intuitive feeling that it is "easier and better" to study the
Universe from above the Earth's atmosphere. However, this is only
partially true in as much as electromagnetic radiation of certain
wavelengths (e.g. X-rays) does not penetrate the atmosphere and can
only be studied from balloons and space crafts * The advent of
space-borne astronomy has not made ground-based observations
obsolete - on the contrary, it is only thanks to the combination of
the two that we have now a vastly more comprehensive picture of the
Universe than just a few decades ago.
Astronomy on the Personal Computer provides the reader with a thorough introduction to the computation of celestial mechanics, which is of particular significance to astronomical observation. Covering everything from astronomical and computational theory to the construction of rapid and accurate applications programs, this book supplies the necessary knowledge and software solutions for determining and predicting the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, minor planets and comets, solar eclipses, stellar occultations by the Moon, phases of the Moon and much more. This completely revised edition makes use of the widely implemented programming language C++, and individual applications may be efficiently realized through the use of a powerful module library. The accompanying CD-ROM contains, in addition to the complete, fully documented and commented source codes, the executable programs for use with the Windows 95/98/NT and Linux operating systems.
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Astronomy from Wide-Field Imaging - Proceedings of the 161st Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in Potsdam, Germany, August 23-27, 1993 (Hardcover, 1994 ed.)
H.T. MacGillivray, E.B. Thomson, Barry M. Lasker, I. Neill Reid, David F. Malin, …
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H.T. MacGilLIVRAY Royal Observatory Blackford Hill Edinburgh EH9
3HJ Scotland U.K. lAU Symposium No. 161 on 'Astronomy from
Wide-Field Imaging', held in Potsdam, Germany, during 23-27th
August 1993, was the first conference organised by the
recently-formed Working Group of lAU Commission 9 on 'Wide-Field
Imaging'. This Working Group was instigated during the XXIst
meeting of the General Assembly of the International Astronomical
Union in Buenos Aires in 1991, and represented a merging of the
former formal lAU Working Group on 'Astronomical Photography' and
the informal 'Digitised Optical Sky Surveys' Working Group. Dr.
Richard West was 'invited' to be Chairperson, and hence was given
the daunting task of organising the Group from scratch. The very
fact that the first conference after only two years was a major lAU
Symposium says much about the determination and enthusiasm of
Richard West to fulfilling the aims of the new Working Group. The
siting of the conference in Potsdam in formerly East Germany
provided an excellent opportunity to advantage from the political
changes in Eastern Europe. Good access to the meeting was possible
by scientists from Eastern European countries, allowing exchange of
information on the very important Wide-Field facilities in both
East and West, information on the rich archives of photographic
plates that exist in both East and West, and allowing discussions
between scientists facing very similar problems in both East and
West.
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Astronomy from Wide-Field Imaging - Proceedings of the 161st Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in Potsdam, Germany, August 23-27, 1993 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994)
H.T. MacGillivray, E.B. Thomson, Barry M. Lasker, I. Neill Reid, David F. Malin, …
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H.T. MacGilLIVRAY Royal Observatory Blackford Hill Edinburgh EH9
3HJ Scotland U.K. lAU Symposium No. 161 on 'Astronomy from
Wide-Field Imaging', held in Potsdam, Germany, during 23-27th
August 1993, was the first conference organised by the
recently-formed Working Group of lAU Commission 9 on 'Wide-Field
Imaging'. This Working Group was instigated during the XXIst
meeting of the General Assembly of the International Astronomical
Union in Buenos Aires in 1991, and represented a merging of the
former formal lAU Working Group on 'Astronomical Photography' and
the informal 'Digitised Optical Sky Surveys' Working Group. Dr.
Richard West was 'invited' to be Chairperson, and hence was given
the daunting task of organising the Group from scratch. The very
fact that the first conference after only two years was a major lAU
Symposium says much about the determination and enthusiasm of
Richard West to fulfilling the aims of the new Working Group. The
siting of the conference in Potsdam in formerly East Germany
provided an excellent opportunity to advantage from the political
changes in Eastern Europe. Good access to the meeting was possible
by scientists from Eastern European countries, allowing exchange of
information on the very important Wide-Field facilities in both
East and West, information on the rich archives of photographic
plates that exist in both East and West, and allowing discussions
between scientists facing very similar problems in both East and
West.
Even the casual reader cannot fail to notice the somewhat uneven
presentation of the contributions contributians to this volume, in
particular what concerns the st style. yle. A closer scrutiny will
also reveal that whereas the English language is certainly the
preferred vehicle for commu- nication in astronomy, it is not the
mother tongue of all contributors. However, while editing this
volume I have felt that it would be more important to assure a
speedy publication than to attempt to achieve a high degree of
uniformity, which would anyhow be extremely diffi- cult with more
than 100 eontributing contributing authors. When published, this
book should stiIl still be a tool for aetive active research, not a
museum pieee. piece. I am grateful to the organizers and editors of
the individual sections seetions for having produced produeed their
parts with within in the allotted time, and with a high degree of
professionalism. A special speeial word of thanks goes to my
eollaborators collaborators at the European Southern Observatory,
Mrs. E. Volk, Volk, Mr. Nr. C. Madsen, and Mr. J. _Leelereqz,
_Leclercqz, for technical teehnieal assistanee. assistance.
The XVlllth General Assembly of the International Astronomical
Union was held in Patras, Greece, from 17-26 August 1982. It was
marked by the tragic death of the President of the IAU, Professor
M.K.V. Bappu, on August 19, 1982. This sad event, without precedent
in the history of the Union, posed serious problems to the
organization of the General Assembly, which could only be overcome
by the full collaboration of all members, the organizers, and the
Executive Committee. A tribute to the memory of Prof. Bappu was
paid during a plenary meeting on 23 August 1982. The full texts of
the speeches are published in Chapter I of this . volume. The
excellent scientific programme in Patras was organized by the
Presidents of the 40 IAU Commissions and coordinated by the IAU
General Secretary (1979-1982), Professor P.A. Wayman. The local
arrangements were taken care of by Professor C. Goudas and his
collaborators from the Patras University. Due to the unexpected
withdrawal in 1979 of another invitation to host the 1982 IAU
General Assembly, the organizers in Greece had less than two years
available for the extensive preparations, and our hearty thanks are
due to them for their persistent efforts, which made this General
Assembly an outstanding success.
Even the casual reader cannot fail to notice the somewhat uneven
presentation of the contributions contributians to this volume, in
particular what concerns the st style. yle. A closer scrutiny will
also reveal that whereas the English language is certainly the
preferred vehicle for commu- nication in astronomy, it is not the
mother tongue of all contributors. However, while editing this
volume I have felt that it would be more important to assure a
speedy publication than to attempt to achieve a high degree of
uniformity, which would anyhow be extremely diffi- cult with more
than 100 eontributing contributing authors. When published, this
book should stiIl still be a tool for aetive active research, not a
museum pieee. piece. I am grateful to the organizers and editors of
the individual sections seetions for having produced produeed their
parts with within in the allotted time, and with a high degree of
professionalism. A special speeial word of thanks goes to my
eollaborators collaborators at the European Southern Observatory,
Mrs. E. Volk, Volk, Mr. Nr. C. Madsen, and Mr. J. _Leelereqz,
_Leclercqz, for technical teehnieal assistanee. assistance.
The XVlllth General Assembly of the International Astronomical
Union was held in Patras, Greece, from 17-26 August 1982. It was
marked by the tragic death of the President of the IAU, Professor
M.K.V. Bappu, on August 19, 1982. This sad event, without precedent
in the history of the Union, posed serious problems to the
organization of the General Assembly, which could only be overcome
by the full collaboration of all members, the organizers, and the
Executive Committee. A tribute to the memory of Prof. Bappu was
paid during a plenary meeting on 23 August 1982. The full texts of
the speeches are published in Chapter I of this . volume. The
excellent scientific programme in Patras was organized by the
Presidents of the 40 IAU Commissions and coordinated by the IAU
General Secretary (1979-1982), Professor P.A. Wayman. The local
arrangements were taken care of by Professor C. Goudas and his
collaborators from the Patras University. Due to the unexpected
withdrawal in 1979 of another invitation to host the 1982 IAU
General Assembly, the organizers in Greece had less than two years
available for the extensive preparations, and our hearty thanks are
due to them for their persistent efforts, which made this General
Assembly an outstanding success.
A thorough introduction to the computation of celestial
mechanics, covering everything from astronomical and computational
theory to the construction of rapid and accurate applications
programs. The book supplies the necessary knowledge and software
solutions for determining and predicting positions of the Sun,
Moon, planets, minor planets and comets, solar eclipses, stellar
occultations by the Moon, phases of the Moon and much more. This
completely revised edition takes advantage of C++, and individual
applications may be efficiently realized through the use of a
powerful module library. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the
complete, fully documented and commented source codes as well as
executable programs for Windows 98/2000/XP and LINUX.
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