Giant Step: From Milli- To Micro- Arcsecond Astrometry (Iau S248) - Colloqui

Klappentext State-of-the-art review of the growing field of astrometry, for researchers and graduate students. Zusammenfassung IAU S248 reflects the state-of-the-art in the field of astrometry. In showing the latest achievements in ground-based astrometry and the progress of second-generation astrometric satellites! this volume demonstrates the ever growing role played by astrometry in understanding the Universe. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Organising committee; Conference participants; Address by the local organising committee C. Huang; Session 1. Hipparcos Catalogue Erik Høg; Session 2. Highlights of optical astrometry Erik H. Høg and François Mignard; Session 3. Astrometry with radio interferometers Edward B. Fomalont; Session 4. Space astrometry: status and the future Alexandre H. Andrei; Session 5. Celestial reference frames at multi-wavelengths Dafydd W. Evans; Session 6. Towards reference frame at the micro-arcsecond level Dafydd W. Evans and Toshio Fukushima; Session 7. Stellar parameters and Galactic structure & evolution Imants Platais and Catherine Turon; Session 8. Astrometric education and outreach Catherine Turon; Session 9. Astrometry in the age of large surveys and virtual observatories Norbert Zacharias; Closing remarks; Author index; Object index; Subject index.

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• Autori: Wenjing Jin, Wenjing Platais Jin
• Con la collaborazione di: Wenjing Jin (Editore), Jin Wenjing (Editore), Michael A C Perryman (Editore), Michael A. C. Perryman (Editore), Michael A. C. (Research Scientist) Perryman (Editore), Perryman Michael A. C. (Editore), Imants Platais (Editore), Imants (The Johns Hopkins University) Platais (Editore), Platais Imants (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 21.08.2008
• EAN: 9780521874700
• ISBN: 978-0-521-87470-0
• Pagine: 610
• Serie: IAU Symposium; PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATION; Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia; IAU Symposium
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Astronomia; Astronomy, space & time, Astronomy, space and time, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy