Under One Sky: The Iau Centenary Symposium (Iau S349)

Presents a broad organisational history of the International Astronomical Union, the world's foremost body in the astronomical sciences.

List of contents

Part I. Centenary Celebration Session. 1. 100 years of astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology M. Longair; 2. Reflections on 100 years of IAU C. Cesarsky; Part II. Reminiscences from Past IAU Presidents; Part II. Reminiscences from Past IAU Presidents; Part III. Reminiscences from Past IAU General Secretaries; Part IV. The IAU and its History; Part V. The IAU and its Relation to Diverse Geographical Regions of the World; Part VI. IAU Structures and Organization; Part VII. Astronomical Publishing; Part VIII. The International School for Young Astronomers; Education and Outreach; Part IX. Some Miscellaneous Topics in Astronomical History; Part X. The IAU in the Future.

Summary

The IAU Centenary Symposium is a broad organisational history, with plenary lectures, reminiscences from past IAU presidents and general secretaries, presentations on famous astronomers who served the Union, the relations between the IAU and various geographical regions through the last century, and trends in astronomical publishing and education.

Product details

• Authors: Christiaan (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) H Sterken
• Assisted by: John Hearnshaw (Editor), John (University of Canterbury Hearnshaw (Editor), Hearnshaw John (Editor), Christiaan Sterken (Editor), Christiaan (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Sterken (Editor), Sterken Christiaan (Editor), David Valls-Gabaud (Editor), David (Observatoire de Paris) Valls-Gabaud (Editor), Valls-Gabaud David (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9781108471596
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47159-6
• No. of pages: 554
• Series: PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATION; Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, History of Science, Astronomy, space & time, Astronomy, space and time, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy