Developing Basic Space Science World-Wide [E-Book] : A Decade of UN/ESA Workshops / edited by Willem Wamsteker, Rudolf Albrecht, Hans J. Haubold
? J. Andersen Niels Bohr Institute for Astronomy Physics and Geophysics Astronomical Observatory Copenhagen ja@astro.ku.dk The development of astronomy worldwide begins at the roots: Already from childhood, humans of all nations and civilizations seem to share an innate fascination with the sky. Yet...
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Personal Name(s): | Albrecht, Rudolf, editor |
Haubold, Hans J., editor / Wamsteker, Willem, editor | |
Imprint: |
Dordrecht :
Springer,
2004
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Physical Description: |
XVI, 504 p. 147 illus., 21 illus. in color. online resource. |
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englisch |
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9781402025198 |
DOI: |
10.1007/1-4020-2519-X |
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- The UN/ESA Workshops on Basic Space Science in the Developing Countries
- The International Astronomical Union
- The International Astronomical Union: Historial Perspective
- Astronomy Around the World
- Research and Education in Basic Space Science
- Asia and the Pacific
- Indian Space Programme
- Astronomy in the Philippines
- The Present Status of Astronomy in Sri Lanka
- A Short History of Astronomy in Indonesia
- Space Astronomy in China
- Astronomy in Korea
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- The Astronomical Observatory of Honduras: A Project of International Cooperation
- The Gem Project: An International Collaboration to Survey Galactic Radiation Emission
- The Galactic Emission Mapping (GEM) Project: Summary and Results
- A Centre of Astronomy for Paraguay: A Quest for a Moderate-Sized Telescope
- The Uruguayan Automated and Robotic Telescope “BUSCA”
- Astronomy at the Universidad de Sonora
- Space Sciences in Latin America
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Astronomy in South Africa
- The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT): A 10 Metre Class Spectroscopic Survey Telescope
- An Inter-African Astronomical Observatory and Science Park on the Gamsberg in Namibia?
- Current Developments in Basic Space Science in Nigeria
- Towards Introducing Space Science in Uganda
- Space Science & Technology in Mauritius Current Status and Future Opportunities
- Western Asia and Northern Africa
- Kottamia Telescope Upgrading
- The Marskhod Egyptian Drill Project
- Small Astronomical Telescopes for Research and Education at Helwan, Egypt
- Astronomy in Saudi Arabia: The Challenges
- The Status of the Network of Oriental Robotic Telescopes Project
- Basic Space Sciences in Jordan
- Small Astronomical Telescope Facilities
- The Role of Public Observatories in Astronomical Observations
- Small Telescopes in Research and Education
- Networking of Small Astronomical Telescope Facilities in Education and Research Programmes on Subjects Such as Variable Stars and Near-Earth Objects
- Single-Site and Multi-Site Photometric Research Programmes for Small Telescopes
- “Hands-on Astrophysics” and Beyond
- CCD Photometry of KZ Hya from the AAO (Paraguay)
- Projects for Space Science and Astronomy in Developing Countries
- Chasing the Dream
- Provision of Astronomical Equipment for Developing Countries Through ODA of the Government of Japan
- The Astronomy Digital Library
- The Changing Role of the Telescope in Astronomy
- The World Space Observatory/Ultraviolet (WSO/UV) Project
- Astrophysics for University Physics Courses
- Mechanics: Orbits and Kepler’s Third Law
- More Mechanics of the Solar System
- More Mechanics: Neutron Stars and Clusters of Galaxies
- Thermal Radiation
- The Lives of Stars
- Cosmic Magnetic Fields
- High-Energy Astrophysics, Electromagnetic Radiation
- Mathematical Proofs.