Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy - Astrophysics and Space Science Library 2000 edition

Marc Notes: Vol. has imprint: Dordrecht: Springer.; Includes bibliographical references. Table of Contents: Foreword; L. Houziaux. Introduction; A. Heck. Astronomy-Related Organizations: Geographical Distributions, Ages and Sizes; A. Heck. The Astronomische Gesellschaft: Pieces from its History; W. Pfau. What Can We Learn from Publications Studies? H. A. Abt. Observation of Scientific Publications in Astronomy/Astrophysics; L. Esterle. The Refereeing System in Astronomy; S. R. Pottasch. NASA Program Solicitations, Proposal Evaluations, and Selection of Science Investigations; J. D. Bohlin. Planning and Implementation of ESA's Space Science Programme; S. Volonte. Communicating in Astronomy; A. Heck. The Problem of English as a Foreign Language in Professional Astronomy; T. J. Mahoney, et al. Astronomy and the General Public: A Historical Perspective; J. Meadows, et al. The Conferences on The Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena': Excursions into Cross-Overs' between Science, the Arts and Literature; R. E. White. Bibliography of Socio-Astronomy.

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