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" Information handling in astronomy : "
edited by André Heck.
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BL
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728115
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b547852
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edited by André Heck.
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Information handling in astronomy : : historical vistas\ edited by André Heck.
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| Publication Statement
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Dordrecht ; Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©2003.
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Astrophysics and space science library, v. 285.
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xii, 294 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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1402011784
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: 9781402011788
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Foreword / Andre Heck --;Half a Century of Intense Maturation / A. Heck --;Evolution of Time Measurement in Astronomy / E. Biemont --;Evolution of Data Processing in Optical Astronomy: A Personal Account / R. Albrecht --;IHAP: Image Handling and Processing System / P. Grosbol and P. Biereichel --;FITS: A Remarkable Achievement in Information Exchange / E.W. Greisen --;The Munich Image Data Analysis System / K. Banse --;AIPS, the VLA, and the VLBA / E.W. Greisen --;Changes in Astronomical Publications during the 20th Century / H.A. Abt --;The Evolution and Role of the Astronomical Library and Librarian / B.G. Corbin --;The Development of the Astronomy Digital Library / G. Eichhorn --;From Early Directories to Current Yellow-Page Services / A. Heck --;Pre-college Astronomy Education in the United States in the Twentieth Century / J.E. Bishop --;The Birth and Evolution of the Planetarium / C.C. Petersen --;The Changing Role of the IAU in Providing and Organising Information / A. Batten and D. McNally --;Was the Carte du Ciel an Obstruction to the Development of Astrophysics in Europe? / D.H.P. Jones --;Amateur Data and Astronomical Discoveries in the 20th Century / S. Dunlop.
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Offers a review of how astronomical information handling evolved in the course of the 20th century, and especially during its second half. This title is suitable for researchers, teachers, editors, publishers, librarians, computer scientists, sociologists of science, and research planners and strategists, and project managers.
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Astronomy -- Data processing.
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Communication in astronomy.
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Information storage and retrieval systems -- Astronomy.
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QB51.3.E43E358 2003
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