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Highlights of Astronomy

As presented at the XXth General Assembly of the IAU, 1988

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Editors:
  1. Derek McNally

    1. University of London Observatory, London, UK

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Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union Highlights (IAUH, volume 8)

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Table of contents (123 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Invited Discourses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Halley’s Comet (Part I): Ground-based Observations

      • Richard M. West
      Pages 3-16

    3. Halley’s Comet (Part II): Space Studies

      • Vassili I. Moroz
      Pages 17-31

    4. The Rise and Fall of Quasars

      • Maarten Schmidt
      Pages 33-44

    5. Galaxy Formation and Dark Matter

      • Martin Rees
      Pages 45-64

  3. Joint Discussions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. New Developments in Documentation and Data Services for Astronomers

      1. New Developments in Documentation and Data Services for Astronomers
        • G. A. Wilkins
        Pages 69-96
      2. The Selection of Scientific and Technical Records for Permanent Retention
        • Janet Dudley
        Pages 97-100

    3. Formation and Evolution of Stars in Binary Systems

      1. New Observational Clues on Binary Formation in the Galaxy
        • David W. Latham
        Pages 103-107
      2. A Search for Planetary-Mass Companions to Nearby Stars
        • Bruce Campbell
        Pages 109-110
      3. Spectroscopic Binaries among Low-Mass Pre-Main Sequence Stars
        • Robert D. Mathieu
        Pages 111-115
      4. Binary Frequency among Pre-Main Sequence Stars in Taurus and Ophiuchus
        • M. Simon
        Pages 117-118
      5. Brown Dwarfs in Binary Systems
        • B. Zuckerman
        Pages 119-122
      6. Cloud Collapse and Fragmentation
        • A. P. Boss
        Pages 123-126
      7. Criteria for Collapse and Fragmentation of Rotating Clouds
        • Shoken M. Miyama
        Pages 127-128
      8. Mathematical Status of the Fission Theory
        • N. R. Lebovitz
        Pages 129-131
      9. Numerical Simulations of Fission
        • R. H. Durisen, S. Yang, R. Grabhorn
        Pages 133-135
      10. The J vs. M Relation for Binary Stars
        • J. E. Tohline
        Pages 137-138
      11. The Formation and Evolution of Binaries in Globular Clusters
        • Frank Verbunt
        Pages 139-142
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About this book

It is the customary practice to report the major events of a General Assembly -the Invited Discourses, Joint Discussions and Joint Commission Meetings in Highlights of Astronomy. Vol. 8 reports the highlights of the XXth General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union, 1988 August 2-11, Baltimore, USA. The present volume contains the 3 Invited Discourses and papers presented at 7 Joint Discussion Meetings and 6 Joint Commission Meetings. Two Joint Commission Meetings will be reported elsewhere -JCM5 Spectroscopy of Individual Stars in Globular Clusters and the Early Chemical Evolution of our Galaxy (in summary only here, published by the Imprimerie de l'Observatoire de Paris) and JCM7 Star Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds (see Transactions of the IAU, Vol.XXB, report of Commission 37). I am most grateful to the authors of the invited discourses R.M. West and V.I. Moroz, M. Schmidt and M. Rees for sending me the manuscripts so promptly. I am also indebted to the Chairmen of the Joint Discussion and Joint Commission Meetings for their organisation of the meetings and for the assembly of their material for publication. Unfortunately the deadline for receipt of manuscripts coincided with an extended postal strike in France which seriously hindered the preparation of the volume for publication.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of London Observatory, London, UK

    Derek McNally

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Highlights of Astronomy

  • Book Subtitle: As presented at the XXth General Assembly of the IAU, 1988

  • Editors: Derek McNally

  • Series Title: International Astronomical Union Highlights

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0977-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: International Astronomical Union 1989

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0280-3Due: 30 June 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0281-0Published: 30 June 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-0977-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2352-3328

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2178

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 720

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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