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Highlights of Astronomy

As Presented at the XVIIIth General Assembly of the IAU, 1982

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  • © 1983

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Editors:
  1. Richard M. West

    1. IAU — UAI Secretariat, Paris, France

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Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union Highlights (IAUH, volume 6)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Invited Discourses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Astronomy in Ancient Greece

      • Michael Hoskin
      Pages 3-14

    3. The Origin and Early History of the Sun and the Planetary System in the Context of Stellar Evolution

      • G. H. Herbig
      Pages 15-28

    4. Modern Cosmology

      • Ya. B. Zeldovich
      Pages 29-52

    5. Origin and Development of Solar Flares

      • C. de Jager
      Pages 53-71

  3. Joint Discussions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
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    2. Solar Luminosity Variations

      • J. A. Eddy, P. V. Foukal
      Pages 75-94

    3. Evolution in Old Stellar Populations in Galaxies

      • James E. Hesser, Gösta Lyngå, Bengt Gustafsson, R. D. Cannon, Francois Spite, Robert P. Kraft et al.
      Pages 95-202

    4. The Extragalactic Distance Scale and the Hubble Constant

      • P. W. Hodge, J. A. Graham, Barry F. Madore, S. V. M. Clube, David A. Hanes, David N. Schramm et al.
      Pages 203-317

    5. Origin and Evolution of Interplanetary Objects

      • B. A. Lindblad, Fred L. W. Whipple, Jürgen Rahe, Bertram Donn, S. V. M. Clube, W. N. Napier et al.
      Pages 319-442

    6. Active Galactic Nuclei

      • F. Pacini, M. S. Longair, E. Ye. Khachikian, A. S. Wilson, K. I. Kellermann, A. C. Fabian et al.
      Pages 443-533

    7. Mass Loss Phenomena

      • Pik-Sin Thé, R. J. Tayler, L. B. Lucy, L. Hartmann, Richard McCray, Michael Friedjung et al.
      Pages 535-606

  4. Joint Commission Meetings

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 607-607
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    2. Joint Commission Meeting on Giant H II Complex Outside Our Galaxy

      • J. Heidmann, D. S. Heeschen, C. M. Telesco, M. Rosa, P. Benvenuti
      Pages 609-635

    3. Joint Commission Meeting on UV and X-Ray Observations of Interacting Binary Systems

      • A. G. Michalitsianos, M. Kafatos, Osmi Vilhu, Geraldine J. Peters, Sidney B. Parsons, R. S. Polidan et al.
      Pages 637-653

    4. Joint Commission Meeting on The Violent Interstellar

      • Klaas S. De Boer, J. Meaburn, Webster Cash, W. Kraushaar, D. Burrows, D. McCammon et al.
      Pages 655-706

    5. Joint Commission Meeting on Coma Models

      • D. A. Mendis, Edwin S. Barker, Max K. Wallis
      Pages 707-723

    6. Joint Commission Meeting on Beams and Jets in Extragalactic Sources

      • V. K. Kapahi, P. N. Wilkinson, R. A. Laing, P. A. G. Scheuer, Wil van Breugel, H. S. Murdoch et al.
      Pages 725-744

    7. Joint Commission Meeting on the Local Supercluster and its Environment

      • R. Brent Tully, John P. Huchra, E. E. Salpeter, G. O. Abell, J. Einasto, H. G. Corwin Jr. et al.
      Pages 745-760
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Editors and Affiliations

  • IAU — UAI Secretariat, Paris, France

    Richard M. West

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Highlights of Astronomy

  • Book Subtitle: As Presented at the XVIIIth General Assembly of the IAU, 1982

  • Editors: Richard M. West

  • Series Title: International Astronomical Union Highlights

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7110-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: International Astronomical Union 1983

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1564-7Published: 31 March 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1565-4Published: 31 March 1983

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-7110-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2352-3328

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2178

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 818

  • Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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