The International Astronomical Union: Uniting the Community for 100 Years by Johannes Andersen , David Baneke , Claus Madsen
English | PDF (True) | 2019 | 383 Pages | ISBN : 3319969641 | 17.3 MB
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) was founded in 1919, in the wake of the First World War, together with its sister Unions in related natural sciences. It will thus turn 100 years in 2019. Written by a mixed team of insiders and outsiders, this book presents the IAU in the changing context of the historical, scientific and technological development of astronomy during the past 100 years.