Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy

Name: Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy
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Volume 5

2004

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Anyone who doubts that astronomy is enjoying a golden age has only to browse the pages of Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy, Vol.

• Astronomy in Antarctica.- • Optical Astronomy in Post-Apartheid South Africa: 1994 to 2004.- • The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC): Its Role in Leading the Development of Spanish Astrophysics.- • The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes from a Historic Perspective.- • Astronomy in Ireland.- • Switzerland towards ESA and ESO: Diversity, Perseverance, and Diplomacy.- • Observing in Service Mode: The Experience at the European Southern Observatory.- • The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS).- • Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology in the Max Planck Society.- • Statistics on Women in the IAU Membership.- • The A&A Experience with Impact Factors.- • The Public Impact of the Hubble Space Telescope: A Case Study.- • Astronomy for Blind and Visually-Impaired People.- • Popularization of Astronomy in the Netherlands.- • Ludek Pesek’s Role as Space Artist.- • Ruminations on the Evolving Universe and a Creator God.- • Updated Bibliography of Socio-Astronomy.