Data in Astronomy
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- Author: Carlos Jaschek
- Date Published: March 2011
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521177283
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This unique handbook explains how astronomical data of all kinds should be obtained, compiled, and published if it is to be used to the best advantage by professional astronomers worldwide. Introductory chapters explain how observations are obtained, discuss observatories, and deal with data generally. The central part of the book explains how data are archived and how they should be presented for later use. One chapter raised the important issue of the designation, or naming, of astronomical objects, since this is a topic where confusion is manifest. A further chapter is devoted to astronomical catalogs and the information available from them, and this introduces data bases, data networks, and data centers. The final chapters address general questions of scientific information, including publication, the use of published data, and the role of international organizations handling data.
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- Date Published: March 2011
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521177283
- length: 214 pages
- dimensions: 244 x 170 x 11 mm
- weight: 0.35kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations for bibliographic references
1. Observations
2. Observatories
3. Data
4. Archiving of observations
5. Presentation of astronomical data
6. Designation of astronomical objects
7. Catalogues
8. The growth of data
9. Data banks and data bases
10. Data centres
11. The publication of scientific information
12. The growth of scientific information
13. International data organizations
Index.
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