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Birth and Evolution of Massive Stars and Stellar Groups
Proceedings of a Symposium held in Dwingeloo, The Netherlands, September 24-26, 1984 in honour of Adriaan Blaauw on the occasion of his 70th birthday
Galactic Structure
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History of the IAU
This History has its origin in a suggestion, made in September 1990 by former IAU General Secretary Derek McNally, who felt "that a 75 year history of the Union was needed before the col lective memory of those who knew the Union before the Second World War vanished. It would then be a preparatory volume to a centennial history in 2019. " Indeed, of those who knew the Union that long ago, few are still with us. Six years ago, at Baltimore on August 2, 1988, listening and reminiscing at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the Union's 20th General Assembly, I realized that it was almost exactly half a century ago that, at the age of 24, I attended the Inaugurations at my "first" Assembly: on August 3,...
The Jewel on the Mountaintop
Authored by ESO senior advisor Claus Madsen, the present book comprises 576 action-packed pages of ESO history and dramatic stories about the people behind the organisation. This is the ultimate historical account about ESO and its telescopes in the southern hemisphere, but also about a truly remarkable European success story in research. Spanning the range from the first telescopes to the future platforms of the next generation, it shows how the improvement of the telescopes leads to a continuously changing view of the Universe. With 150 photos and illustrations. Produced especially for ESO's 50th anniversary.
Universiteit van het Noorden: vier eeuwen academisch leven in Groningen 3
De Rijksuniversiteit Groningen is sinds het einde van de Tweede Wereldoorlog onherkenbaar veranderd. Van een kleine academische gemeenschap groeide de universiteit uit tot een modern bedrijf: ondernemend, marktgericht en internationaal georiënteerd. De verzakelijking, die begon met de oprichting van een Faculteit voor Economische Wetenschappen in 1948, stokte toen studenten en docenten in de jaren zestig en zeventig een ingrijpende democratisering wisten door de voeren. Maar na dit democratisch intermezzo kreeg de verzakelijking de wind weer volop in de zeilen. Digitalisering, de komst van duizenden buitenlandse studenten, de ruimtelijke expansie van de universiteit, de schaalvergroting van het onderzoek en de verkorting en verstrakking van de studie maakten dat de universiteit tegenwoordig in bijna niets meer lijkt op de universiteit die na de oorlog weer probeerde op te krabbelen. De vraag is wel: heeft de Groningse universiteit bij al deze veranderingen haar academisch karakter weten te behouden?
ESO's Early History
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The International Astronomical Union
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.
