Iya 2009 Final Report

Author : Anonim
Publisher : IAU
Page : 1433 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783923524655

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IYA 2009 Final Report by Anonim Pdf

Author : Council of Europe
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 931 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004206793

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European Yearbook / Annuaire Européen, Volume 58 (2010) by Council of Europe Pdf

The European Yearbook promotes the scientific study of nineteen European supranational organisations and the OECD. Each volume contains a detailed survey of the history, structure and yearly activities of each organisation and an up-to-date chart providing a clear overview of the member states of each organisation.

Author : Karel A. van der Hucht
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521856051

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Reports on Astronomy 2006-2009 (IAU XXVIIA) by Karel A. van der Hucht Pdf

The Transactions XXVIIA Reports on Astronomy 2006-2009 provides a comprehensive and authoritative review of what has been achieved in astronomy during the years 2006 to 2009. These insightful and up-to-date reviews have been written by the presidents and chairpersons of the IAU scientific bodies: the Divisions, the Commissions, and the Working Groups. Topics covered in this wide-ranging volume include: fundamental astronomy; the Sun and heliosphere; planetary sciences; stars; variable stars; interstellar matter; the Galactic system; galaxies and the Universe; optical and infrared techniques; radio astronomy; space and high-energy astrophysics; and other IAU activities. The reviews have been written at a level suitable for colleagues in the same fields, but will also be useful for students and researchers wishing to gain an overview of astronomical fields beyond their own research area.

Author : Thierry Montmerle,Danielle Fauque
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030986254

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Astronomers as Diplomats by Thierry Montmerle,Danielle Fauque Pdf

This book illuminates a few highly significant events in history in which astronomers have helped keep contacts between astronomers of different states in moments of international political tensions or even crises. The chapters, written by 20 international authors, focus on four periods where astronomers were particularly active in international relations: 1. The WWI period, the epoch of the creation of the IAU, in the context of the simultaneous creation of other scientific unions. The book also singles out the important role of A.S. Eddington and his network “across forbidden borders”. 2. The Cold war period and its consequences, when several countries were divided between opposite blocs. “The China crisis” is told here from different viewpoints by Chinese astronomers, both from the mainland and from Taiwan, in parallel with the evolution of astronomy in South and North Korea. Germany’s twisted path in its membership of the IAU, from its admission in 1951 to its reunification in 1991 is shown as another example. 3. The book then highlights a third period, when radio astronomers, in particular, were very active in “building bridges” between East and West. It also tells the history of how the apparently innocuous issue of the “lunar nomenclature” became extremely sensitive. The part ends on two chapters on Russian robotic missions and lunar surface features as well on the Russian participation in the “International Virtual Observatory” project. 4. The fourth part reports for the first time on the “hidden story” of the relations between the IAU and the United Nations after the “Moon race” when the United Nations decided to challenge the IAU’s authority on “extraterrestrial names”. The final chapter reviews how twenty years later UNESCO and the IAU had become strong partners in the difficult, but highly successful organization of the International Year of Astronomy (2002-2009), and of the “Astronomy and World Heritage” intitiative (2008).

Author : Anonim
Publisher : European Space Agency
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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CAP2007 Conference Proceedings by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alberto Accomazzi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781441983695

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Future Professional Communication in Astronomy II by Alberto Accomazzi Pdf

The present volume gathers together the talks presented at the second colloquim on the Future Professional Communication in Astronomy (FPCA II), held at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) on 13-14 April 2010. This meeting provided a forum for editors, publishers, scientists, librarians and officers of learned societies to discuss the future of the field. The program included talks from leading researchers and practitioners and drew a crowd of approximately 50 attendees from 10 countries. These proceedings contain contributions from invited and contributed talks from leaders in the field, touching on a number of topics. Among them: - The role of disciplinary repositories such as ADS and arXiv in astronomy and the physical sciences; - Current status and future of Open Access Publishing models and their impact on astronomy and astrophysics publishing; - Emerging trends in scientific article publishing: semantic annotations, multimedia content, links to data products hosted by astrophysics archives; - Novel approaches to the evaluation of facilities and projects based on bibliometric indicators; - Impact of Government mandates, Privacy laws, and Intellectual Property Rights on the evolving digital publishing environment in astronomy; - Communicating astronomy to the public: the experience of the International Year of Astronomy 2009.

Author : European Space Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Astronautics
ISBN : IND:30000138886092

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Annual Report by European Space Agency Pdf

Author : Specola vaticana
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015068670754

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Annual report by Specola vaticana Pdf

Author : Johannes Andersen,David Baneke,Claus Madsen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319969657

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The International Astronomical Union by Johannes Andersen,David Baneke,Claus Madsen Pdf

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) was founded in 1919, in the wake of the First World War, together with its sister Unions in related natural sciences. It will thus turn 100 years in 2019. Written by a mixed team of insiders and outsiders, this book presents the IAU in the changing context of the historical, scientific and technological development of astronomy during the past 100 years. While much important scientific progress took place already before 1945, the book naturally focuses on the accelerating evolution during the second half of the century. In the past few decades, the previously narrow IAU focus on organising professional astronomy has broadened to include societally relevant activities such as addressing the hazard of asteroid impacts, the planetary status of Pluto in the Solar System, and the hugely successful International Year of Astronomy. Most recently, it is spearheading a combination of science literacy and public outreach. The book will be of interest to professional astronomers as well as an astronomically interested general audience. The book features live personal interviews with as many of the key actors as still possible.

Author : Bahgat Korany
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789774166587

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Arab Human Development in the Twenty-first Century by Bahgat Korany Pdf

In addition to its emphasis on the primacy of change and dynamics rather than static snapshots, this book looks critically at development studies and policies. Originally prepared as the tenth-anniversary volume of the UNDP's series of Arab Human Development Reports, Arab Human Development in the Twenty-first Century inventories existing knowledge to present an integrated and coherent report through the systematic application of its political-economy framework. It places empowerment at the centre of human development in the Arab world, away from the dominant existing 'securocracy' state.

Author : Vladimir Gel'man,Otar Marganiya
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780739143759

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Resource Curse and Post-Soviet Eurasia by Vladimir Gel'man,Otar Marganiya Pdf

By the end of the 2000s, the term 'resource curse' had become so widespread that it had turned into a kind of magic keyword, not only in the scholarly language of the social sciences, but also in the discourse of politicians, commentators and analysts all over the world-_like the term 'modernization' in the early 1960s or 'transition' in the early 1990s. In fact, the aggravation of many problems in the global economy and politics, against the background of the rally of oil prices in 2004D2008, became the environment for academic and public debates about the role of natural resources in general, and oil and gas in particular, in the development of various societies. The results of numerous studies do not give a clear answer to questions about the nature and mechanisms of the influence of the oil and gas abundance on the economic, political and social processes in various states and nations. However, the majority of scholars and observers agree that this influence in the most of countries is primarily negative. Resource Curse and Post-Soviet Eurasia: Oil, Gas, and Modernization is an in-depth analysis of the impact of oil and gas abundance on political, economic, and social developments of Russia and other post-Soviet states and nations (such as Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan). The chapters of the book systematically examine various effects of 'resource curse' in different arenas such as state building, regime changes, rule of law, property rights, policy-making, interest representation, and international relations in theoretical, historical, and comparative perspectives. The authors analyze the role of oil and gas dependency in the evolution and subsequent collapse of the Soviet Union, authoritarian drift of post-Soviet countries, building of predatory state and pendulum-like swings of Russia from 'state capture' of 1990s to 'business capture' of 2000s, uneasy relationships between the state and special interest groups, and numerous problems of 'geo-economics' of pipelines in post-Soviet Eurasia.

Author : Christophe Venet,Blandina Baranes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783709109762

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European Identity through Space by Christophe Venet,Blandina Baranes Pdf

Space activities are one particularly visible area, where Europe can shape its identity. This publication investigates the effect space activities have already had on building a European “spirit” (e.g. through European missions or European astronauts). It also looks into the effects that activities labelled “national” have on the emergence of a European identity. Based on this analysis, the book's intention is to identify creative ways and means for how to further use space for shaping the European identity. For this purpose the focus is not only on policy analysis but also on expertise from the fields of cultural science and the arts in order to tap their creative potential and also their theoretical approaches to the topic. Selecting this theme provides ESPI with another opportunity to develop its trans-disciplinary approach.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : PediaPress
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Astronomy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Joseph Scales
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004692558

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Galilean Spaces of Identity by Joseph Scales Pdf

We understand the world around us in terms of built spaces. Such spaces are shaped by human activity, and in turn, affect how people live. Through an analysis of archaeological and textual evidence from the beginnings of Hasmonean influence in Galilee, until the outbreak of the First Jewish War against Rome, this book explores how Judaism was socially expressed: bodily, communally, and regionally. Within each expression, certain aspects of Jewish identity operate, these being purity conceptions, communal gatherings, and Galilee's relationship with the Hasmoneans, Jerusalem, and the Temple in its final days.

Author : Jose A. Fadul
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780557079186

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Un Cielo Tan Claro Como El Zafiro by Jose A. Fadul Pdf

This is the inexpensive paperback edition of the book on the past, present and future of astronomy in the Philippines and other countries: investigating why Rizal did not construct an astronomical telescope when he had the know-how and the materials to do so. The title of this book, "A Sky as Clear as Sapphire" in English, comes from a phrase used by Rizal in the 60th chapter of his first novel, Noli Me Tangere. Many astro-photographs converted from full color to black-and-white and gray scale, surprisingly turned out extraordinarily beautiful.