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The scope of this report continues in the same vein as those made previously for Commission 8: wide-angle, optical astrometry with astrometry involving photographic techniques still being the province of Commission 24. However, the successes of new instrumentation and techniques, in particular Hipparcos and ground-based astrometry with CCD’s, now require a more integrated approach. It is with this in mind that plans are underway to combine Commissions 8 and 24, and it is hoped that by the General Assembly in the year 2000 this integration will be achieved.
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Corbin, T.E. et al. (1997). Commission 8: Positional Astronomy. In: Appenzeller, I. (eds) Reports on Astronomy. International Council of Scientific Unions / International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 23A. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5762-9_12
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