Name: history of the iau
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Author: blaauw
ISBN: 9780792329794

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Publisher

Springer

Author

blaauw

Language

English

Pages

300

ISBN

0792329791

ISBN13

9780792329794

Synopsis "history of the iau"

this book describes the birth and early development of the international astronomical union, the world-wide union of professional astronomers that over the past 75 years played an important role in the development of astronomy. however, much attention is also paid to the unions successful bridging political controversies and maintaining the ties between astronomers in times of war or heavy political tension. the book therefore is of interest not only to astronomers -- professional as well as amateur -- but also to students of the history of modern science in general. the author (born 1914), who earlier published a study of the history of the european southern observatory, is an emeritus professor of astronomy of the universities of groningen and leiden, and has witnessed the development of the union over the past 55 years, the years 1976--1979 as its president.