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Half a Century of Intense Maturation

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Information Handling in Astronomy - Historical Vistas

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The 20th century, and especially its second half, has seen a dramatic change in the way data were collected, recorded and handled, as well as how the ultimate product was distributed either to scientists, to students or to the public at large. Beyond a compact historical review, this paper offers also a few considerations touching issues such as the available manpower and the place of astronomy in our society.

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Heck, A. (2003). Half a Century of Intense Maturation. In: Heck, A. (eds) Information Handling in Astronomy - Historical Vistas. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 285. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48080-8_1

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