Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy - Vol. 1

(André HECK, Editor)

(Kluwer Academic Publishers -- ISBN 0-7923-6671-9)


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Paul and Marie Stroobant Prize 2007


Table of contents


Foreword
(L. Houziaux, Royal Acad. Belgium)
(pp. i-iv)

Editorial
(pp. 1-5)

Astronomy-Related Organizations:
Geographical Distributions, Ages and Sizes
(A. Heck, Strasbourg Astron. Obs.)
(pp. 7-66)

The Astronomische Gesellschaft: Pieces from its History
(W. Pfau, Univ.-Sternwarte Jena)
(pp. 67-75)

What Can We Learn from Publications Studies?
(H.A. Abt, Kitt Peak Nat. Obs.)
(pp. 77-89)

Observation of Scientific Publications in Astronomy/Astrophysics
(L. Esterle, Obs. Sciences & Techniques)
& M. Zitt, IBIS, INRA-LERECO)
(pp. 91-109)

The Refereeing System in Astronomy
(S.R. Pottasch, Univ. Groningen)
(pp. 111-121)

NASA Program Solicitations, Proposal Evaluations, 
and Selection of Science Investigations
(D. Bohlin, NASA)
(pp. 123-143)

Planning and Implementation of ESA's Space Science Programme
(S. Volonte, ESA)
(pp. 145-164)

Communicating in Astronomy
(A. Heck, Strasbourg Astron. Obs.)
(pp. 165-184)

The Problems of English as a Foreign Language in Professional Astronomy
(T.J. Mahoney, Inst. Astrof. Canarias)
(pp. 185-192)

Astronomy and the General Public: A Historical Perspective
(A.J. Meadows, Loughborough Univ.)
(pp. 193-202)

The Conferences on ``The Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena'':
Excursions into ``Cross-Overs'' between Science and the Arts and Literature
(R.E. White, Univ. Arizona)
(pp. 203-209)

Bibliography of Socio-Astronomy
(pp. 211-221)


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