John Hearnshaw / Peter Martinez (eds.)

Astronomy for the Developing World (IAU XXVI GA SPS5)

Herausgeber: Hearnshaw, John; Martinez, Peter

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Addresses astronomy education and research in developing countries, for astronomers promoting and supporting astronomy around the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 782g
• ISBN-13: 9780521876575
• ISBN-10: 0521876575
• Artikelnr.: 23036336

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Overview to Astronomy in the Developing World
2. Astronomy in Latin America and the Caribbean
3. Astronomy in Africa
4. Astronomy in Eastern Asia and the Pacific
5. Astronomy in the Middle East and Central Asia
6. Astronomy in Eastern Europe
7. Astronomy Education in Developing Countries
8. Promoting Astronomy in Developing Countries through the UN, IHY and COSPAR
9. The Virtual Observatory and Developing Countries
Subject Index
Author Index.